How to Tell If That New COVID-19 Story Is Worth Getting Excited About
Posted on AllSides June 16th, 2020
From The Center
Maybe someday there will be a vaccine or a miracle cure for COVID-19. But if that occurs, it will not be immediately obvious from a news story that’s trumpeted across your TV or your social media feed. Big, important-looking studies come along all the time, and most turn out to be disappointing once you learn the whole story.
Here’s a few questions to ask if you think you’re looking at something big:
What were the actual findings?
The headline is going to make things sound really dramatic, because that’s...
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