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COMMENTARY: Adding Fuel to the Fire of Our Pandemics | BlackPressUSA

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Forty-five fanned the flames of fear and uncertainty about COVID-19 with false comments about the virus. First, he said it was going to go away, and that it was no more severe than the flu. Then he suggested a drug, hydroxychloroquine, that has proven to be ineffective. Then he "jokingly" suggested Lysol or bleach to cure the virus.

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