How misinformation undermines Australia's COVID-19 response

How misinformation undermines Australia's COVID-19 response

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By Dr. Liji Thomas, MDAug 7 2020

The current global climate of misinformation and myths about the origin, cure of, and measures required to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has mired public acceptance of and compliance with governmental interventions and personal precautions.

Now, a new study published in the preprint server medRxiv* in August 2020 examines the prevalence of and reasons for such beliefs in several Australian communities.