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Craig Kelly’s Covid claims not backed by evidence, chief medical officer says
CMO Paul Kelly refutes Liberal MP’s views as Malcolm Turnbull calls for Scott Morrison to do more about misinformation
Australia’s chief medical officer has rejected unproven claims about Covid-19 treatments by Liberal MP Craig Kelly, as former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull weighs in, calling on the leaders of the government to do more to counter misinformation.
Paul Kelly rebuked the member for Hughes on Wednesday afternoon, saying there was “no evidence” anti-parasitic drug ivermectin is useful in combatting Covid-19 and he did not want to give prominence “to views that I just don’t agree with and are not scientifically based”.
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