FACT FOCUS: Indiana doctor's speech spreads COVID falsehoods

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

FACT FOCUS: Indiana doctor’s speech spreads COVID falsehoods

By ALI SWENSON and TERRENCE FRASER
August 13, 2021

An Indiana doctor’s recent appearance at a small community school board meeting northeast of Indianapolis has racked up tens of millions of views across social media this week, with users falsely claiming it included facts about COVID-19 that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the federal government don’t want you to hear.

In reality, Dr. Dan Stock’s 6-minute speech to the Mount Vernon Community School Corporation in Fortville, Indiana, on Aug. 6 was loaded with falsehoods about the disease and the vaccines used to fight it.

For example: While it’s true that breakthrough cases can occur in a small percentage of vaccinated people, Stock’s overarching claim that vaccines are ineffective against COVID-19 is false. Vaccines remain safe and effective at preventing severe symptoms and death, even as the highly transmissible delta variant has fueled surges in cases worldwide.

Here’s a closer look at the facts around some of his claims in the video.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/business-science-health-indiana-coronavirus-pandemic-bb7744800a96b96ed37d38ab1f5e9803

[Skittles]

1. why are so many of these assholes on the side of the VIRUS

WTF IS IN IT FOR THEM