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5 COVID-19 myths politicians have repeated that just aren't true

  • Written by Geoffrey Joyce, Director of Health Policy, USC Schaeffer Center, and Associate Professor, University of Southern California
5 COVID-19 myths politicians have repeated that just aren't trueThe purveyors of these myths aren't doing the country any favors.Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has jumped to around 50,000 a day, and the virus has killed more than 130,000 Americans. Yet, I still hear myths about the infection that has created the worst public health crisis in America in a...

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