The Royal College of Physicians is urging people not to share and “copycat” “dangerous” videos claiming steam inhalation can prevent Covid-19. The BBC has found that alternative coronavirus treatments are being sent on chat apps like WhatsApp, as well as being widely available on social media.
BBC reporter Sima Kotecha has tracked the origins of one of these false videos to the state of Gujarat in India.
Source: Fake Covid Videos ‘Will Cost Lives’
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The guide explains how vaccines work and answers your common questions as well as providing up-to-date information on the current approved COVID-19 vaccinations in the UK.
Source: A Guide to Vaccinations for COVID-19
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This three minute and forty-four second video, part of WHO’s Science in 5 video series, features WHO’s Dr Katherine O’Brien busts some vaccine myths related to infertility, DNA and composition of vaccines.
Source: Vaccine Myths vs Science
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‘COVID-19 Mythbusters’ are messages developed to counter popular rumous about COVID-19. These rumors were entered into a rumor tracking system.
Source: COVID-19 Mythbusters, Guyana
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This website, which is updated regularly, is dedicated to debunking common COVID skeptic arguments, and highlighting the track record of some of the most influential and consistently-wrong skeptics. It mostly focuses on UK-based skeptics.
The site debunks the arguments of the skeptics on the topics of:
Source: Anti-Virus: The COVID-19 FAQ
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This brief provides accurate information regarding breastfeeding and COVID-19 and addresses ways for protecting yourself from mis- or disinformation. This brief was published by the COVID-19 and Infant Feeding Working Group (CIF WG) and PATH.
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When deciding whether to get vaccines in general, Americans are highly concerned about side effects. Indeed, this concern is one of the most common reasons people report for delaying or refusing vaccination. Even minor side effects, such as swelling and pain at injection sites, often deter people from vaccination.
This is especially true of parents, who are loath to inflict pain on their children. For the COVID-19 vaccine in particular, fear of side effects is, according to a poll in September 2020, the most common reported reason for potential refusal.
This article points out that looking at this issue from the lens of behavioral science will aid in understanding how to tackle the problem.
Source: Misunderstanding Vaccine Side Effects Poses a Problem for Uptake
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This is a report from a survey taken in Britain during its third lockdown. This survey found that 60 percent of Britons are finding it harder to stay positive during this time.
The authors spoke to psychologists and mental health experts about things one can do if one’s mental wellbeing is being affected by the winter lockdown.
Source: 7 Acts of Self-care You Can Practice during a Winter Lockdown
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This video, produced by the World Health Organization, was posted on Twitter. The speakers explain exactly how the COVID-19 vaccine works, its safety, and its importance.
Source: How the COVID-19 Vaccine Works
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As we continue to open up to the economy it is important to also keep ourselves safe. There is a higher expectation now, than ever before, from each one of us to practice COVID Safe behaviours.
#NITIAayog, in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Centre for Social and Behavioural Change (CSBC), have made an effort to provide people with prompts and reminders along with simple, easy to practice ideas of designing their environment in such a manner that practicing these behaviours become easy.
Source: Navigating the #NewNormal
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