Coronavirus myths: 'I had it back in January'
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In terms of the most circulated myths concerning the 2019 novel coronavirus, this one may be the most persistent, the most widespread, and the one that more than any other fills up my inbox after every post: The idea that you, your friends, and your relativeCoronavirus myths: 'I had it back in January'
In terms of the most circulated myths concerning the 2019 novel coronavirus, this one may be the most persistent, the most widespread, and the one that more than any other fills up my inbox after every post: The idea that you, your friends, and your relatives had the disease, undiagnosed, weeks ago. The corollary of this idea is one that’s still being spread by supposed experts and regularly carried by the media: the idea that the number of cases is being drastically underreported and the real number of cases out there is 10 times what we’re logging, except those cases have few to no symptoms. It’s understandable why these paired myths keep circulating: They’re comforting. They punch every button and scratch every itch on the “please make me feel better” list. But they’re not just wrong, they’re wrong-headed in a way that makes them dangerous. Read more