COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask wearing, and reinfection

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 710 - 47
• Main Authors: Escandón, Kevin, Rasmussen, Angela L., Bogoch, Isaac I., Murray, Eleanor J., Escandón, Karina, Popescu, Saskia V., Kindrachuk, Jason
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 27.07.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Aerosols; Analysis; Asymptomatic; Bias; Colombia; Communicable Disease Control; Communication; Control; Coronavirus; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Dichotomies; Disease transmission; Epidemics; False information; Frustration; Grey literature; Harm reduction; Health policy; Humans; Infectious diseases; Masking; Medical policy; Medical research; Mental health; Narratives; Nonpharmaceutical intervention; Pandemic; Pandemics; Physical sciences; Political aspects; Psychological aspects; Public Health; Quarantine; Reinfection; Review; Risk management; Risk reduction; SARS-CoV-2; Science; Scientists; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Shades; Social aspects; Social determinants of health; Uncertainty; Viral diseases; Colombia; Aerosol; Transmission; Mask; Pandemic; Asymptomatic; Droplet; Reinfection; Nonpharmaceutical intervention; COVID-19; Presymptomatic; Pollution; SARS-CoV-2; Coronavirus; Harm reduction; Outdoor

Scientists across disciplines, policymakers, and journalists have voiced frustration at the unprecedented polarization and misinformation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Several false dichotomies have been used to polarize debates while oversimplifying complex issues. In this co...