The road back will depend on the expertise of physicians like Dr. Fauci and not the Dunning-Krugerites Dr. Oz and his friends at Fox News among others. There is a moral(e) imperative to provide the public with a plan to resume some semblance of our lives.

Dr. Barry Dworkin

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 17, 2020

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