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Daily Debunk
Claim: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now “demands” that members of the public wear two masks.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: FactCheck.org
Social Media Disinfo
Circulating on social media: A meme claiming COVID-19 vaccines neither prevent death nor eliminate the need for restrictions to curb transmission.
Verdict: False
Read the full story at: Reuters
Factual Reads on Coronavirus
Covid-19 cases are falling in the U.S. It could be a calm before a variant-driven storm
Experts fear the decline might just be temporary.
-- Stat, February 10
