Covid-19 Updates
Covid-19 Updates Archive

Covid-19 Updates: Myths

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May 28, 2020

May 28: MIT Medical answers your COVID-19 questions. Should I hold my breath when I walk past someone? Got a question about COVID-19? Send it to us at medical@mit.edu, and we’ll do our best to provide an answer.

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May 26, 2020

Is all this social distancing weakening our immune systems?

May 26: We’re staying home, social distancing, and avoiding contact with all kinds of germs. Will this weaken our immune systems? What happens when we start going out again?

April 13, 2020

Will gargling wash the virus away?

April 13: Rumor has it that gargling with warm salt water will help prevent COVID-19 infection. Is there any truth to that idea?

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April 2, 2020

Vicks versus the virus

April 2: Today we tackle the hypothesis that Vick’s VapoRub might help prevent COVID-19 infection.

MIT Medical will be closed July 3–6 for the Independence Day holiday. All services, including Urgent Care, will be closed. View urgent care centers open during the holiday weekend.

Up-to-date information for the MIT community about COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019): medical.mit.edu/covid-19-updates

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