Health systems, tech giants tackle COVID-19 misinformation

Photo: Getty Images. Article by Jessica Kim Cohen.

St. Luke’s Health System in Kansas City, Mo., earlier this month discovered a memo circulating online that purported to come from the health system, claiming that alcohol consumption would reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19.

Health system leadership had never seen the memo before, and the prevention tip—which highlighted drinking vodka as a way to protect against the coronavirus—had no scientific backing. […]

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