Debunking COVID-19 myths
Effective COVID-19 prevention tips
COVID-19 Cleaning Myths
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Myth and misinformation
Do COVID-19 vaccines cause cancer or make cancer harder to treat?
Do COVID-19 vaccines cause heart conditions, blood clots or stroke?
Can you get COVID-19 from the Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax vaccines?
Can COVID-19 vaccines affect fertility?
Do COVID-19 vaccines have a microchip?
Can COVID-19 vaccines affect your DNA?
Is getting COVID-19 better than getting a vaccine?
Will hot or cold temperatures keep me from getting COVID-19?
Will foods, drinks or supplements prevent or treat COVID-19?
Does COVID-19 spread through wireless or mobile networks?
Will getting the vaccines to prevent pneumonia and flu prevent COVID-19?
Are UV disinfection lights the best way to prevent COVID-19?
Can I use disinfectant chemicals on or in my body?
COVID-19 treatment myths
Focus on facts
COVID-19 treatment myths
Misinformation about COVID-19 treatments has led to serious harm and death.
Claims that ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine can treat COVID-19 are false. These medicines are still useful for treating other illnesses. But only medicines approved or authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat COVID-19 are useful for that illness.
Ivermectin treats or prevents certain parasite infections in animals and in humans. These drugs don't treat viruses. Taking large doses of this drug can cause serious harm.
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are malaria medicines. Early in the pandemic, when no treatments existed, the FDA authorized these medicines for emergency use. But the FDA withdrew that authorization when clinical trials showed that the drugs weren't effective for treating COVID-19. They also can cause serious heart conditions.
Also, antibiotics are not used for viruses. They target other germs called bacteria.
