Library Locations | Ask a Librarian | CCSF HomeAccording to the World Health Organization, people of all ages can get the coronavirus. Older people and those with pre-existing conditions such as heart disease, lung disease, and diabetes may become more seriously ill with it.
The California Department of Public Health reports that over 70% of those with confirmed cases are under the age of 50 as of April 21, 2021, with over 86,000 infections statewide showing up in children under the age of 5.
These cleaners/disinfectants are highly toxic and should never be swallowed or injected into the body. Call 911 if this occurs.
Disinfectants, bleach, and soap and water can be used to clean surfaces of items and help prevent the spread of the coronavirus but should never be taken into your body. You also should never rub or bathe with bleach, disinfectants or rubbing alcohol anywhere on your body.
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Drinking alcohol does NOT protect you and can be harmful, even fatal.
Toxic alcohol kills more than 700 in Iran following false reports it wards off coronavirus.
According to the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine lemon juice will not kill coronavirus which is the cause of COVID-19.
According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, this is dangerous and is not a way to prevent or treat COVID-19. Using chemicals other than asthma medicine in your nebulizer can be harmful to your lungs.
According to the American Lung Association, face masks are designed to be breathed through, and there is no evidence of low oxygen levels in people who wear them, including in hospital workers who wear them all day long. The ALA also wants people to know that mask wearing and social distancing will not weaken the immune system.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is insufficient evidence to recommend the use of Ivermectin (commonly
used to deworm sheep and cows) to prevent and treat COVID-19 in humans. And, according to a New York Times story, a recent review of studies showed no evidence that the drug prevented COVID-19, improved the conditions of patients, or reduced mortality from COVID-19. Indeed, even the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) weighed in on Twitter, saying, "You are not a horse. You are not a cow. Seriously, y'all. Stop it."
The article in the New York Times goes on to say that some serious side effects in humans have been reported from using Ivermectin, such as reported nausea, muscle pain and diarrhea. Calls to poison control centers from people who have taken ivermectin have skyrocketed.
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Getting a COVID-19 vaccine will not make you magnetic since the vaccines do not contain ingredients that can produce an electromagnetic field. There are no metals in these vaccines.
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According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, none of the authorized and recommended COVID-19 vaccines or COVID-19 vaccines currently in development in the United States contain the live virus that causes COVID-19. This means that a COVID-19 vaccine cannot make you sick with COVID-19.
The COVID-19 vaccines do not contain the bioluminescent marker called luciferase. Taking the vaccine will not enable you to either glow or be tracked. You can find a list of the ingredients used in the COVID-19 vaccines on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website. None of the vaccines include luciferase or luciferin.
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According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), no one has found a link between the COVID-19 vaccine and your ability to get pregnant. In fact, it's better to get vaccinated before pregnancy to protect both of you.
While COVID-19 vaccines inject genetic material into human cells, they won’t alter anyone's DNA or change anyone's spiritual beliefs. According to Brent Stockwell, a professor at Columbia University who studies cell and molecular biology, "Converting RNA into DNA isn’t possible outside of a special enzyme contained on some viruses, and COVID-19 isn’t one of them."
Studies have found that the two initial vaccines by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna are safe and about 95% effective. Both use a technology that has been in development for many years, giving the companies a head start on this vaccine. And both companies invested large numbers of resources due to the seriousness of the situation enabling vaccines to be created quickly.
While the vaccine will probably prevent you from getting sick, it is unknown at this time if you can still carry and transmit the virus to others. Help prevent outbreaks and keep everyone safe by wearing a mask.
The AP reports that Davidson Hamer, an infectious disease specialist at Boston University, said he was unaware of any harm that comes from the normal wearing masks besides discomfort. “There’s no evidence of masks leading to fungal or bacterial infections of the upper airway or the lower airway as in pneumonia.” He did note, however, that paper masks that have become wet need to be discarded.
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Jessi Melton, a Floridian business owner running for a congressional seat, tweeted this claim on June 19th.
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According to the myth, you should make sure your mouth and throat is always moist by drinking water every 15 minutes. The idea here is that this will wash the virus down the esophagus where our stomach acid will kill it.
The truth is that the main route of exposure is thought to be the inhalation of droplets into the lungs. These droplets may contain thousands of viral particles left in the air after someone talks, coughs or sneezes.
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