TWELVE MYTHS ABOUT COVID-19

Authors

  • O. M. Krekhovska-Lepiavko I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University
  • B. A. Lokay I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University
  • R. K. Volkov I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11603/2411-1597.2022.3.13517

Abstract

According to the resent investigations, many countries are still at high transmission levels with thousands of new COVID cases every day. Thankfully, a lot of people all over the world are vaccinated and have a much lower chance of developing severe disease or needing hospitalization. The unfortunate news is that there are clusters of people who are not vaccinated, and many of those individuals are ending up hospitalized—or worse. Misinformation continues to spread online and in communities, and medical professionals are having to dispel myth after myth about COVID-19. The article provides the antidote to misinformation describing some of the more common misconceptions and providing the facts.

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Published

2023-02-07

How to Cite

Krekhovska-Lepiavko, O. M., Lokay, B. A., & Volkov, R. K. (2023). TWELVE MYTHS ABOUT COVID-19. Nursing, (3), 12–13. https://doi.org/10.11603/2411-1597.2022.3.13517

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No. 3 (2022)

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