direct to your inbox"Real people are on intensive treatment units... not with false positives, but struggling to breathe oxygen."This is an Oldham GP’s powerful message to people who think the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax.Dr John Patterson has spoken out to try and combat misinformation being spread about Covid-19 - and to urge people reluctant to get the vaccine to speak to health professionals for advice.The virus and ongoing pandemic has been the subject of an array of false information online, often about its scale and mortality rate, testing and the ‘true’ purposes of the vaccines and lockdown restrictions.Dr Patterson, Oldham CCG’s chief clinical officer, is on the frontline of the battle against the virus.He often comes up against.