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Note About
Source Reliability
Take a quick look at the Johns Hopkins source cited at the end of this article. You might notice that it
states the date 2017. Many uninformed readers could jump to the conclusion that I have used an outdat-
ed source, or that COVID-19 has been around for longer and the current hysteria is all a hoax. at kind
of thinking is how conspiracy theories are born, and they put people in danger. e actual reason for
this is because the Johns Hopkins ABX guides were originally developed in 2017. At the time of writing,
this guide states: "Updated: March 23, 2020." is is what is meant by "due diligence" when appraising
any source. Two excellent nonspecialist sources to refer to if the raw research is too complex are e
Conversation, written by academics for the non-specialist layperson; and the Johns Hopkins Hub. Both
provide further information on recent research and key issues surrounding the current pandemic.
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