Health
Covid-19: 10 things we thought about the virus a year ago – that turned out to be wrong – The Irish Times
Masks don’t work. Travel isn’t a major factor. Vaccines will solve it all. And other myths
Covid-19 has been a moving target from the start. Here are some of the early misconceptions that were challenged by emerging new evidence – and sometimes hard experience – along the way.
1. Only the vulnerable are ‘vulnerable’In the beginning the awful, dehumanising phrase elderly person with an underlying health condition gave some people a false sense of security, and a way of distancing themselves from the risk of the disease. When younger people began falling ill in other countries, some people…
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