‘President Donald Trump’s promotion of an unproven coronavirus treatment is creating a “dangerous situation,” according to misinformation expert Lisa Fazio. Trump has repeatedly talked up the potential benefits of anti-malaria drug chloroquine and the more widely used hydroxychloroquine despite a lack of clinical evidence showing that either are effective against COVID-19. His enthusiasm has helped fuel a surge in demand that’s led to a shortage, making it hard for people who rely on the drugs to treat non-coronavirus conditions to fill their prescriptions. Trump’s endorsement is particularly worrisome given the amount of misinformation already surrounding the coronavirus, Fazio told Business Insider.’
Read here (Business Insider, April 9, 2020)
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John Campbell shares his findings on Omicron. View here (Youtube, Nov 27, 2021)
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