VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Some of these viral tips on prevention vs COVID-19 NEED CONTEXT
We also give the science behind the only two factual tips in the circulating post.
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: MISLEADING tips to prevent COVID-19 go viral again on social media
Taking a hot bath will not prevent you from getting COVID-19.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Report claiming ‘constant sex kills coronavirus’ FAKE
There is no existing evidence proving that frequent sex rids one's body of the SARS-CoV-2. Sexual intercourse is also not listed as one of the possible treatments for COVID-19, as per the World Health Organization (WHO).
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: These posts DON’T show Indians throwing away Hindu idols amid COVID-19 pandemic
The four photos were all taken before the first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in December 2019.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Liberal Party, NPA DID NOT ask to return Sinopharm vaccines to China
It was President Rodrigo Duterte who ordered the withdrawal.
Debate over ivermectin, other touted COVID-19 cures illustrates case of ‘midinformation’: public health experts
Midinformation is the term to define misunderstandings and confusion based on scant or emerging evidence, often about emerging scientific knowledge.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Old photos of Hindu festival used in MISLEADING FB posts on India’s COVID-19 surge
The posts mixed recent images with old photos taken way before the pandemic hit the globe.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Israel NOT yet COVID-19-free
Israel still has 1,179 active COVID-19 cases as of May 6, according to its Health Ministry.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: UP expert’s claim on Ivermectin safety NEEDS CONTEXT
These studies were conducted, however, to demonstrate ivermectin’s safety and efficacy as an antiparasitic drug and not as a COVID-19 medicine.
VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Mababang posibilidad ng blood clot dahil sa COVID-19 vaccine
Sa paglampas ng isang milyong kaso ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa Pilipinas noong Abril 26, binigyang diin ng mga health expert na kailangang "pabilisin ang pagbabakuna” sa bansa.
