- July 16, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, … [+] Thursday, July 15, 2021. White House press secretary Jen Psaki listens at left. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek H. Murthy yesterday released a 22-page advisory with recommendations for combating misinformation about Covid-19. The challenges faced by the Biden administration in fighting false information about the coronavirus mirror those that are confronting business leaders in dealing with rumors, fake news, and disinformation about their companies, products and services.
At a briefing with White House reporters, Murthy explained his Surgeon General Advisories “are reserved for urgent public health threats. And while those threats have often been related to what we eat, drink, and smoke, today we live in a world where misinformation poses an imminent and insidious threat to our nation’s…
