There's a lot of information circulating about Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID), so it’s important to know what’s true and what’s not. Below,
find some information that will help clarify few questions to help keep you and
your family healthy and safe.
TRUE or FALSE? A vaccine to cure COVID-19 is
available.
FALSE.
True: There is no
vaccine for the new coronavirus right now. Scientists have already begun
working on one, but developing a vaccine that is safe and effective in human
beings will take many months.
TRUE or FALSE? You can protect yourself from
COVID-19 by swallowing or gargling with bleach, taking acetic acid or steroids,
or using essential oils, salt water, ethanol or other substances.
FALSE.
True: None of these
recommendations protects you from getting COVID-19, and some of these practices
may be dangerous. The best ways to protect yourself from this coronavirus (and
other viruses) include:
Washing your hands frequently and thoroughly, using soap and hot
water.
Avoiding close contact with people who are sick, sneezing or
coughing.
In addition, you can avoid spreading your own germs by coughing
into the crook of your elbow and staying home when you are sick.
TRUE or FALSE? The new coronavirus was
deliberately created or released by people.
FALSE.
True: Viruses can change
over time. Occasionally, a disease outbreak happens when a virus that is common
in an animal such as a pig, bat or bird undergoes changes and passes to humans.
This is likely how the new coronavirus came to be.
TRUE or FALSE? Ordering or buying products
shipped from China will make a person sick.
FALSE.
True: Researchers are
studying the new coronavirus to learn more about how it infects people. As of
this writing, scientists note that most viruses like this one do not stay alive
for very long on surfaces, so it is not likely you would get COVID-19 from a
package that was in transit for days or weeks. The illness is most likely
transmitted by droplets from an infected person’s sneeze or cough, but more
information is emerging daily.
TRUE or FALSE? A face mask will protect you
from COVID-19.
FALSE.
True: Certain models of
professional, tight-fitting respirators (such as the N95) can protect health
care workers as they care for infected patients.
For the general public without respiratory illness, wearing
lightweight disposable surgical masks is not recommended. Because they don’t
fit tightly, they may allow tiny infected droplets to get into the nose, mouth
or eyes. Also, people with the virus on their hands who touch their face under
a mask might become infected.
People with a respiratory illness can wear these masks to lessen
their chance of infecting others. Bear in mind that stocking up on masks makes
fewer available for sick patients and health care workers who need them.
Editor's note: this article is from https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/2019-novel-coronavirus-myth-versus-fact
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