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customerserviceguy

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5. It's very possible

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 16, 2020, 05:27 PM

Mar 2020

that a scientist said exactly that, and a reporter heard the word "cure".

All my adult life, I've looked at news stories about stuff that I knew a LOT about, and found them inaccurate. It makes me wonder about stories that I read where I don't know much at all about the subject. I was down with the concept of "fake news" before it became a Trumpian buzz phrase.

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Coronavirus Australia: Queensland researchers find 'cure', want drug trial [View all] Roland99 Mar 2020 OP

no scientist would announce that they have a "cure" lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #1

+1 2naSalit Mar 2020 #2

The scientists did not say they had found a cure. That's the news story editorializing. However, emmaverybo Mar 2020 #4

It's very possible customerserviceguy Mar 2020 #5

Then name the compounds intrepidity Mar 2020 #3

They named one, the anti-malarial. The other was used earlier on in treating HIV. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #6

Ok, fair enough, thanks nt intrepidity Mar 2020 #7

Well, it's confusing EndlessWire Mar 2020 #8