Eight Persistent COVID-19 Myths and Why People Believe Them
From a human-made virus to vaccine conspiracy theories, Scientific American rounded up the most insidious false claims about the pandemic.
1 THE VIRUS WAS ENGINEERED IN A LABORATORY IN CHINA.
○ 2 COVID-19 IS NO WORSE THAN THE FLU.
○ 3 YOU DON’T NEED TO WEAR A MASK.
○ 4 WEALTHY ELITES ARE USING THE VIRUS TO PROFIT FROM VACCINES.
○ 5 HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE IS AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT.
○ 6 INCREASES IN CASES ARE THE RESULT OF INCREASED TESTING.
○ 7 HERD IMMUNITY WILL PROTECT US IF WE LET THE VIRUS SPREAD THROUGH THE POPULATION.
○ 8 A COVID-19 VACCINE WILL BE UNSAFE.
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