The Infodemic: Are Most Diseases Transmitted by Hand? | Voice of America - English
Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm.
Over 80% of all diseases in the world are transmitted by hand. Misleading Claim that the Pirbright Institute, a British research institute dedicated to the study of infectious diseases of farm animals which has ties to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, holds a patent for a vaccine against COVID-19. False These days, every cough, sneeze or headache makes you wonder: Could it be Covid-19? -- New York Times, August 5 Some early public health messages about COVID-19 have been overturned. -- Scientific American, August 4 WHO and Chinese experts have drafted terms of reference for probe into the epidemiology of early infections. -- South China Morning Post, August 4