The Infodemic: Cola Doesn't Cause Positive COVID-19 Test

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing center in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021. India tested its COVID-19 vaccine delivery system with a nationwide trial on Saturday as it prepares to roll-out an inoculation…

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Daily Debunk

Claim: Simple cola produced a positive result in the COVID-19 rapid antigen tests, proving mass testing worthless.

Verdict: Incorrect

Read the full story at: Health Feedback

Social Media Disinfo

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Circulating on social media: Posts claiming that drinking tea made with pepper stems is effective in preventing or curing Covid-19.

Verdict: False

Read the full story at: Agence France-Presse

Factual Reads on Coronavirus

‘It’s crazy.’ Upbeat COVID-19 vaccine news from China and U.K. leaves scientists wanting more details
In what has become a familiar pattern, the COVID-19 vaccine landscape has changed overnight, simultaneously raising hopes that more people may soon get vaccinated and triggering confusion.
-- Science, December 30