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Misinformation is a common thread between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics – with deadly consequences

  • Written by: Cristian Apetrei, Professor of Immunology, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences
imageDisinformation can derail public health measures vital to controlling the spread of infectious disease.AP Photo/Jeff Chiu

Since health officials confirmed the first COVID-19 cases, misinformation has spread just as quickly as the virus. Social media may have made the amount, variety and speed of misinformation seem unprecedented, but COVID-19...

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