WASHINGTON - The U.S. Surgeon General on Tuesday released a guide aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19 misinformation, including tips on how to talk with friends and family, as well as advice on how to evaluate the accuracy of all health-related content.As surgeon general, Dr.
Vivek Murthy serves as the nation’s top doctor and is tasked with providing Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health.
While health misinformation is not a recent phenomenon, Murthy says it has spread in recent years "at unprecedented speed and scale, especially online."Particularly with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials say such misinformation has caused confusion and led people to reject public.