Fake news about the coronavirus can do real harm. Polygraph.info is spotlighting fact-checks from other reliable sources here​.Daily DebunkClaim: “Caught Red-Handed: CDC Changes Test Thresholds To Virtually Eliminate New COVID Cases Among Vaxx’d.”Verdict: MisleadingRead the full story at: FactCheck.orgSocial Media DisinfoScreen capture of viral social media post.Circulating on social media: Claim that Nobel Prize winning virologist Luc Montagnier said there is “no chance of survival” for recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine, which was shared over 1,000 timesVerdict: FalseRead the full story at: USA TodayFactual Reads on CoronavirusAs Covid dissipates in the U.S., cold and flu viruses may return with a vengeance
Some experts fear we’re in for a nasty cold-and-flu season or two, pointing to a combination of factors that could make for a rough re-entry to the mixed microbes world.
— Stat, May 27Good news: Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection
People who have had mild illness develop antibody-producing cells that can last lifetime.
— Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, May 24

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