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Has the likelihood of surviving COVID-19 increased over time?
by
Grailing Anthonisen
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August 19, 2020
6 min
Claims suggesting that, as healthcare professionals learn more about COVID-19, people’s chances of survival increase.
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease with complications that can affect the whole body
by
Grailing Anthonisen
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August 12, 2020
6 min
Canada’s CTV News reported in May 2020 that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease because it can affect the entire body.
Caution is advised for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Maxime Dubé
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July 31, 2020
5 min
The headline of an article published on June 18, 2020, in the American media ABC News states that pregnant women are not more susceptible to COVID-19.
It’s inaccurate to say that wearing a face mask poses serious health risks
by
Grailing Anthonisen
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July 22, 2020
6 min
Russell Blaylock, a retired doctor claims that wearing face masks creates serious health risks for healthy people. This claim has no factual basis.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve seen disinformation on an unprecedented scale
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Cédric Ayisa
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July 17, 2020
7 min
The Journal de Québec states that disinformation is "of an unprecedented scale since the beginning of the health crisis" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Emergence of an inflammatory disease potentially related to COVID-19
by
Maxime Dubé
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August 13, 2020
4 min
An article on Yahoo News reports a potential link between a childhood inflammatory disease and COVID-19.
More and more evidence that hydroxychloroquine is not effective against COVID-19
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Cédric Ayisa
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August 07, 2020
6 min
Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have been alternatively praised and rejected.
Is Bill Gates using microchip implants to fight the coronavirus?
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Grailing Anthonisen
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July 27, 2020
4 min
In March 2020, the website Biohackinfo claimed that Bill Gates would use microchip implants to fight the coronavirus. Biohackinfo’s claim is inaccurate.
Canada vaccine research on COVID-19 targeted by a cyber-attack from Russia
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Cédric Ayisa
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July 17, 2020
3 min
On July 16, 2020, the CBC news service announced that scientific research on COVID-19 in Canada had been targeted by a cyber-attack.
UV light could be used as a disinfectant against COVID-19 but only in specific contexts and not on human skin
by
Grailing Anthonisen
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July 10, 2020
5 min
Health Europa published an article on 2 June 2020 suggesting that Ultraviolet light (UV light) could kill the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
Has the likelihood of surviving COVID-19 increased over time?
by
Grailing Anthonisen
-
August 19, 2020
6 min
Claims suggesting that, as healthcare professionals learn more about COVID-19, people’s chances of survival increase.
Emergence of an inflammatory disease potentially related to COVID-19
by
Maxime Dubé
-
August 13, 2020
4 min
An article on Yahoo News reports a potential link between a childhood inflammatory disease and COVID-19.
COVID-19 is a respiratory disease with complications that can affect the whole body
by
Grailing Anthonisen
-
August 12, 2020
6 min
Canada’s CTV News reported in May 2020 that COVID-19 is not just a respiratory disease because it can affect the entire body.
More and more evidence that hydroxychloroquine is not effective against COVID-19
by
Cédric Ayisa
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August 07, 2020
6 min
Ever since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have been alternatively praised and rejected.
Caution is advised for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic
by
Maxime Dubé
-
July 31, 2020
5 min
The headline of an article published on June 18, 2020, in the American media ABC News states that pregnant women are not more susceptible to COVID-19.
Is Bill Gates using microchip implants to fight the coronavirus?
by
Grailing Anthonisen
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July 27, 2020
4 min
In March 2020, the website Biohackinfo claimed that Bill Gates would use microchip implants to fight the coronavirus. Biohackinfo’s claim is inaccurate.
It’s inaccurate to say that wearing a face mask poses serious health risks
by
Grailing Anthonisen
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July 22, 2020
6 min
Russell Blaylock, a retired doctor claims that wearing face masks creates serious health risks for healthy people. This claim has no factual basis.
Canada vaccine research on COVID-19 targeted by a cyber-attack from Russia
by
Cédric Ayisa
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July 17, 2020
3 min
On July 16, 2020, the CBC news service announced that scientific research on COVID-19 in Canada had been targeted by a cyber-attack.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, we’ve seen disinformation on an unprecedented scale
by
Cédric Ayisa
-
July 17, 2020
7 min
The Journal de Québec states that disinformation is "of an unprecedented scale since the beginning of the health crisis" caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
UV light could be used as a disinfectant against COVID-19 but only in specific contexts and not on human skin
by
Grailing Anthonisen
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July 10, 2020
5 min
Health Europa published an article on 2 June 2020 suggesting that Ultraviolet light (UV light) could kill the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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