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Originally Posted by suzzer99

THREAD: I just spent 3 days with frontline workers at hospitals in a part of Appalachia where hospitalizations have more than doubled in the last month. But hospital staff say many in their hard-hit communities still don’t believe COVID is real. Misinformation is rampant.

— Dasha Burns (@DashaBurns) November 28, 2020

Another nurse told me some come in severely sick with COVID, but when they test positive they blame the hospital for giving it to them. There’s a popular conspiracy theory that hospitals are benefitting financially from COVID. But in fact, many are struggling to stay afloat.

— Dasha Burns (@DashaBurns) November 28, 2020

Where have I heard that conspiracy theory before? Oh yeah - this thread - about 400 times.

These frontline workers see multiple deaths during a single shift...then go out into a world where people downplay the virus, say masks infringe on their civil liberties, and tell stories of big gatherings. And they know they will make more calls to the funeral home tomorrow.

— Dasha Burns (@DashaBurns) November 28, 2020

Disinformation is killing people across the country. It's as simple as that. I don't know if this will get flagged for being political, but it's not. Also what's being reported in these tweets as far as people believing - isn't any different than the nonsense gets posted in this thread and lol in DC it's 100x worse.

Suzzer that tweet is all anecdotal and not believable , at least that is what I was told recently.