As public health experts try to stop the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, health care workers are also working to curb the spread of misinformation. NehaPathakMD sets the record straight on a recent headline making the rounds:
As public health experts try to stop the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, doctors are also working to curb the spread of misinformation.
A version of this story has spread in California, where some are suggesting that there may be a large segment of Californians who have already been infected, providing some level of “herd immunity.” The idea being that if there is already herd immunity we may be able to return to the previous routines of life sooner than current predictions .
The science of genetics also provides information about the global spread of COVID-19 and allows scientists to track its path across the world. Based on minor mutations that subtly change the genetic code of the virus, researchers have traced the origin to China during the November and December time frame. All of their work is documented in a data source called, an open-source project that tracks the genetic evolution of infectious diseases across the world.
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