UM don, Nobel Prize winner urge science community to combat Covid-19 ‘infodemic’ | Malay Mail

Saturday, 19 Sep 2020 07:13 AM MYTUniversiti Malaya dean of Medicine Datuk Adeeba Kamarulzaman says the scientific community must be more proactive in dispelling misinformation, lies and myths circulating about Covid-19 and the coronavirus responsible for the pandemic. — Picture courtesy of Malaysian AIDS Foundation

Adeeba is also the president of the International AIDS Society while Barré-Sinoussi was a former president. The two acknowledged that the scientific community were accustomed to objectivity, but said this did not preclude speaking up against falsehoods and misinformation about Covid-19 and efforts to contain the disease.

“We need to rally behind our colleagues to show the world that they are not alone in championing evidence-based policies and interventions to combat Covid-19,” they said.

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