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Pseudoscience and COVID-19 — we’ve had enough already

The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.
  1. Timothy Caulfield

    1. Timothy Caulfield is a Canada research chair in health law and policy at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. You can find him on Twitter @CaulfieldTim.

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Cow urine, bleach and cocaine have all been recommended as COVID-19 cures — all guff. The pandemic has been cast as a leaked bioweapon, a byproduct of 5G wireless technology and a political hoax — all poppycock. And countless wellness gurus and alternative-medicine practitioners have pushed unproven potions, pills and practices as ways to ‘boost’ the immune system.

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-01266-z

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