CVS Apologizes After Nurse Shares Covid Conspiracy Theory

September 3, 2020 cdc

Archived 6 years ago from Washingtonian
CVS Apologizes After Nurse Shares Covid Conspiracy Theory

Image via iStock. On Tuesday, Emily Kaiser, who lives in DC and works at a nonprofit in Silver Spring, was on a routine call with a nurse in CVS’s Accordant program, which is designed to support people with rare and chronic diseases. As she did in previous check-ins, Kaiser spoke to the nurse about …

Contact tracing foiled by conspiracy theories, lack of federal messaging

COVID-19

September 3, 2020 cdc, qanon

Archived 6 years ago from POLITICO
Contact tracing foiled by conspiracy theories, lack of federal messaging

Pradheep Shanker, a conservative physician and policy analyst, said he encountered resistance to contact tracing from right-leaning officials when he had tried to advocate robust programs in Michigan and Ohio. “Their instinct is to oppose it,” he wrote in an email to POLITICO. The problem extends …

5 infographics to stop the spread of COVID conspiracy theories

COVID-19

September 2, 2020 antivax, jfk assassination

Archived 6 years ago from World Economic Forum
5 infographics to stop the spread of COVID conspiracy theories

The pandemic has given rise to many new conspiracy theories – and UNESCO wants to educate people to identify and debunk them. Certain groups are more prone to being targeted, including particular religions and people with different sexual orientation. Counter-actions include calling out false …

COVID-19

September 2, 2020 antivax, bill gates, china, nazi, qanon, rfk jr, russia

Archived 6 years ago from Foreign Policy
COVID-19 Pandemic Conspiracy Theories Are Taking Over German Democracy

On Aug. 29, 38,000 people amassed in Berlin for Europe’s largest protest against COVID-19 safety measures and lockdowns. The eclectic mix of right-wing extremists, conspiracy theorists, anti-vaccine activists, club kids, and New Age esoterics blurred political messages. Signs with “We are the …

Fauci debunks conspiracy theory on CDC coronavirus death data

COVID-19

September 2, 2020 cdc, fauci

Archived 6 years ago from Axios
Fauci debunks conspiracy theory on CDC coronavirus death data

NIAID director Anthony Fauci in an ABC interview Tuesday addressed a conspiracy theory recently retweeted by President Trump that falsely interpreted CDC data on the U.S. coronavirus death toll. Driving the news: Trump’s post incorrectly claimed that “only 6%” of those listed in the CDC’s tally …

5 infographics to stop the spread of COVID conspiracy theories | World Economic Forum

COVID-19

September 2, 2020 antivax, covid19

Archived 6 years ago from World Economic Forum
5 infographics to stop the spread of COVID conspiracy theories | World Economic Forum

‘So skeptical’: Sen. Joni Ernst echoes conspiracy theory questioning coronavirus death count

COVID-19

September 2, 2020 qanon

Archived 6 years ago from The Washington Post
‘So skeptical’: Sen. Joni Ernst echoes conspiracy theory questioning coronavirus death count

Ernst’s comments echo conspiracy theories pushed by QAnon followers that have been debunked by doctors and public health experts. According to fact-checking site PolitiFact, public health experts believe the number of coronavirus deaths is probably undercounted, because many of the hardest-hit …

COVID-19

September 1, 2020 antivax

Archived 6 years ago from New Jersey 101.5 FM
I’m not anti-vax but I won’t take the COVID-19 or flu vaccines (Opinion)

It’s all about risk. Risk tolerance. How much risk you’re willing to take in your life. Since I like my body to heal itself when it can, I try not to take medicines unless I really need them. So if I have a muscle strain, I try every thing I can to help my body heal itself naturally before I will …

Dr. Anthony Fauci swats conspiracy theory on CDC covid death data

COVID-19

September 1, 2020 cdc, fauci

Archived 6 years ago from TribLIVE
Dr. Anthony Fauci swats conspiracy theory on CDC covid death data

You are solely responsible for your comments and by using TribLive.com you agree to our Terms of Service. We moderate comments. Our goal is to provide substantive commentary for a general readership. By screening submissions, we provide a space where readers can share intelligent and informed …

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September 1, 2020 cdc, fauci, qanon

Archived 6 years ago from FactCheck.org
CDC Did Not ‘Admit Only 6%’ of Recorded Deaths from COVID-19

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t drastically reduced the number of deaths attributable to COVID-19, but posts making that bogus claim have been circulating widely — with the help of President Donald Trump, who retweeted one such claim on Aug. 30. Twitter has since removed the …

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