Risk factors for severe disease

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Rumours about interaction with medicines

Observations

• Some people worry about the news that some drugs make you more susceptible to severe disease. Questions that health practitioner struggle with:
  • what evidence we have?
  • what do we say to people?

Analysis and interpretation

• how can we avoid the spreading of fake news that can lead people to unsafe practices such as stop taking drugs for hypertension to avoid covid 19?

Consequences for action

• We need to monitor this kind of rumors and address them