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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

      There are a lot of myths floating around about coronavirus, so I thought I'd collect some of them and the reasons why they're wrong in a thread 🧵 #COVID19

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

      MYTH 1: Most coronavirus infections are asymptomatic/very mild This seems to be accepted knowledge, with most newspapers quoting 86% as the likely number of asymptomatic cases It's simply not the case!pic.twitter.com/NU4cDwExfR

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

      The best evidence suggests that 60-80% of people are undiagnosed, but this does not necessarily mean asymptomatic There are a variety of reasons that people may be undiagnosed!

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    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

      The undiagnosed figure is more about figuring out the 'true' number of infections, it doesn't really tell you how many people have a coronavirus infection with no/few symptoms at all

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    5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

      MYTH 2: There are proven COVID-19 treatments This one is pretty easy to debunk, for the simple reason that there are virtually no completed trials on any treatment for coronavirus

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    6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

      The one trial that has been published so far, which used a very promising combination of drugs, was largely null (although potentially still positive)pic.twitter.com/pGJL2UI3dS

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    7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

      And, despite what certain presidents may be tweeting, chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine are still mostly theoretically useful drugs, we really don't know if they will work for coronaviruspic.twitter.com/xYZnrabMvH

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

      MYTH 3: Coronavirus will go away in less than a month There are so many versions of this myth, and I think it's because we desperately want to believe it to be true I'm sorry. It just isn't

      2:58 PM - 23 Mar 2020
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        2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

          Even if the pandemic slows down significantly in the next 4 weeks, the likelihood that things will go back to any semblance of normal in anything less than months is very low

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

          Even in China, which is reopening to some extent, there are still restrictions on numerous activities People are still terrified

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        4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

          MYTH 4: The government is 'closing the economy' This is a pernicious and frustrating myth The economy will close itself as soon as infections run rampant

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        5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

          It is easy to ignore 500 cases, in a city of millions It is less easy to ignore 500,000 If the government doesn't shut down cities, they will shut themselves down when the number of cases climbs

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        6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

          Can you imagine going out of your house if there are people sick everywhere? The fact of the matter is that a serious pandemic will shut down shops and close businesses just as fast as government action, but with far more deaths

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        7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

          MYTH 5: you will get coronavirus from delivered goods Coronavirus can indeed survive on surfaces, but delivery is probably the safest way to get goods right now (fewest people in contact) Just remember to wash your hands!

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        8. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

          MYTH 6: IV vitamins will cure the disease This one I've now seen at least 5 times, floating around Whatsapp chains and emails It is simply not true at all

          1 reply 3 retweets 12 likes
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        9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

          IV Vitamins are a contentious subject, in that there is no reason to believe that they will work for most disease but are still sold by quacks everywhere as a miracle cure Anyway, don't take IV vitamin C it won't cure/prevent coronavirus

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        10. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 23 Mar 2020

          MYTH 7: Herd immunity is a prevention strategy This one is just so absurd. Herd immunity without a vaccine requires most people to be infected to come into effect BY DEFINITION this means it isn't anything to do with prevention/mitigation

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