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As the mosquito-borne Zika virus spreads across the Americas, Peru and Uruguay step up efforts to curb a national outbreak. Natasha Howitt reports.
With hats, gloves and warm clothes, around a hundred people are waiting to get Covid PCR tests in downtown Washington DC, amid Omicron variant surge and days before Christmas gatherings. President Joe Biden was due to address the nation later Tuesday after a White House official said the government will distribute 500 million free Covid tests and mobilize military medical personnel if needed. IMAGES
People wait outside the Arzobispo Loayza Hospital as Peru more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world. IMAGES
People are vaccinated at a drive-through center at the Bonilla Stadium, in the Miraflores district of Lima, as Latin America's Covid-19 death toll is set to hit 1 million. IMAGES
Infectious disease epidemiologist Dr. Syra Madad says that disease outbreaks are often accompanied by infodemic, where unreliable information spreads quickly. Having previously battled outbreaks of Ebola, Zika, and measles,Dr. Madad says that she always has to fight the 'contagion of misinformation.' However, Business Insider reports there are ways for people to vet their sources. Use the 5 W's: whose, what, why, when, and where. Whose information is being presented? A government, or a company? Do they have a track record of providing credible information? What are they offering? A product? When was the information written, and by whom? Also, why are they offering this information? Why does this source exist? Finally, where is it coming from? What is the agenda of the source? Is its information based on credible evidence that can be cross-checked?
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