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Snopes Debunker - Those "interesting points" supposedly stated by a Harvard doctor, children in hazmat suits, and yet another rumor about Pfizer's CEO

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Today: Those "interesting points" supposedly stated by a Harvard doctor, children in hazmat suits, and yet another rumor about Pfizer's CEO

Investigating the ‘Interesting Points’ Supposedly Stated by Harvard Doctor

An email has been circulated online this month that claims to summarize a presentation given by a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), appearing to downplay the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection and predicting a mild pandemic forecast. The viral email comes at a time when the omicron COVID-19 variant is setting record highs for new case reports.

Madison Dapcevich reports.

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