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Belling the curve: Vietnam’s COVID-19 success story

January 8, 2021

Despite being a lower-middle-income country with an influx of tourists, Vietnam has reported only 1497 cases of COVID-19 in over a year of the pandemic. Here’s...

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A false video on YouTube claims COVID-19 vaccine causes infertility in men

January 6, 2021

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The COVID-19 vaccine does not cause infertility; the rumour is unfounded and has no scientific evidence backing the claim. While the world is getting ready for...

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Facebook to prohibit ads that discourage vaccines

December 8, 2020

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Facebook has said it will start prohibiting Ads that discourage vaccines and will also remove false claims about COVID-19 vaccines. Facebook is strengthening...

Speakers on Misinformation in Medicine Summit to discuss the learnings from COVID-19

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COVID-19 from the frontlines of global public health

November 28, 2020

The year 2020 has been an extremely tough year. The enormity of the COVID-19 pandemic has halted life as we knew it and has killed more than 1 million people...

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No, ‘virus shutout necklaces’ cannot protect you from coronavirus

November 21, 2020

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As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to claim more lives, more and more products are popping up falsely claiming to prevent the disease. One of those products...

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Melbourne’s ‘aggressive suppression’ beats COVID-19 second wave

November 13, 2020

The government, the scientists and the community came together to drive down the second wave. From its peak of 6767 active cases on August 7 to 4 cases on...

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Home-made herbal concoctions cannot cure coronavirus

November 13, 2020

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A youtube video shared hundreds of times advises how an herbal concoction of senna leaves and ginger can cure coronavirus but the claim is not true. After...

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COVID-19 to unlock India’s potential as a global supplier of essential drugs and vaccines

November 13, 2020

In India, funding agencies should focus on building an ecosystem for collaborative and interdisciplinary research, Dr Vasan Sambandamurthy, CEO, DBT/Wellcome...

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Vaccine hesitancy due to disinformation campaign, shows BMJ study

November 7, 2020

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Social media disinformation campaigns are linked to falling vaccination rates, a study published in the online British Medical Journal for Global Health...