Panel of doctors Addresses COVID-19 Misinformation in San Diego County

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An unbiased panel of local doctors Wednesday participated in a digital event meant to tackle what the doctors spoke of was COVID-19 misinformation introduced up at Tuesday's San Diego County Board of Supervisors assembly.

all the way through the 70-minute session, which was open are living to the public for viewing, the medical doctors dispelled misleading claims about COVID-19, vaccine efficacy and approval, as well as misinformation about facet results and option treatments for the virus.

The panel, moderated with the aid of Dr. Eric McDonald, county chief scientific officer, protected Dr. Omid Bakhtar from Sharp Healthcare, Dr. Cynthia Gyamfi- Bannermann from UC San Diego fitness, Dr. Christian Ramers from family health centers of San Diego and Dr. Mark Sawyer from Rady little ones's medical institution.

Their dialogue blanketed the accuracy of COVID-19 tests, the protection of the vaccines, the usefulness of masks, the efficacy of treatment alternatives and different concerns that got here up at board conferences.

County health and Human features agency staff are monitoring COVID-19 misinformation shared throughout public remark following coronavirus shows to the board.

Efforts to in particular target COVID-19 misinformation begun after the board adopted a policy, at Chair Nathan Fletcher's request, declaring misinformation a public health disaster.

In August, San Diego County became the first jurisdiction in the u.s. to declare health misinformation a public fitness crisis, and others have considering the fact that adopted.

The county additionally has launched a brand new website to debunk regular false claims about COVID-19 and people on where to find credible clinical information sources

A video of the digital experience is available on the coronavirus-sd.com web page. extra digital panels are anticipated to take vicinity after future Board of Supervisors conferences the place a COVID-19 replace is equipped by way of county staff.

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