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Chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are used to prevent and treat malaria and have been studied for an ability to prevent and treat COVID‑19. (Wikipedia)
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Eleanor’s dad loved science — or so she thought. Eleanor grew up listening to stories of the Apollo missions and audio clips from space expeditions. Every weekend, the two of them hopped on a train to downtown Philadelphia to visit the Franklin Institute, where they would explore the planetarium, …
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From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the clarion call has been to test, test and test some more. However, right from the start, serious questions arose about the tests being used to diagnose this infection, and questions have only multiplied since then. Positive reverse transcription …
Read MoreIntroduction A dangerous, life-threatening sequence of events has unfolded since The Lancet’s fraudulent[i] hydroxychlorquine (HCQ) article appeared May 22, followed by headlines demonizing this ancient anti-malarial drug – aka quinine, aka chloroquine, and known to antiquity as the “sacred …
Read MorePoliticians and governments are suppressing science. They do so in the public interest, they say, to accelerate availability of diagnostics and treatments. They do so to support innovation, to bring products to market at unprecedented speed. Both of these reasons are partly plausible; the greatest …
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Welcome to the Infodemic. We are tracking how disinformation is shaping the global pandemic response. Today — from vaccine news that didn’t make the headlines to increasing levels of Covid-19 chaos in Iran — here are this week’s narratives, which have grabbed our attention and deserve yours. Pfizer …
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By Emily Rauhala and Loveday Morris, Carlos Barria Reuters A supporter of President Trump holds a cardboard sign with a reference to QAnon during a Trump rally at Rochester International Airport in Rochester, Minn., on Oct. 30, 2020. President Trump’s electoral defeat has shaken American followers …
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Gov. Ron DeSantis tries to act like science is on his side in the decisions he makes. Last month he referred to people advocating for school closures due to COVID-19 as “the flat earthers of our day,” arguing they based their opinions on emotion rather than data. But DeSantis has repeatedly shown …
Read MoreElon Musk took to Twitter Thursday night to say that he has received mixed results after being tested for COVID-19 and is currently experiencing symptoms of a common cold. Musk says he was tested four times using a rapid antigen test: two tests came back positive and two came back negative. He’s …
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MIAMI (CNN) — The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis confirmed to CNN on Wednesday that a data analyst their office recently hired is the same person who is alleged, in recent reporting from the Miami Herald, to have spread Covid-19 conspiracy theories online. Fred Piccolo, a spokesman for the …
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Gov. Ron DeSantis tries to act like science is on his side in the decisions he makes. Last month he referred to people advocating for school closures due to COVID-19 as “the flat earthers of our day,” arguing they based their opinions on emotion rather than data. But DeSantis has repeatedly shown …
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