“No Vaccine Needed" for COVID-19 because inhaled budesonide "Is Already a Cure.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 7 Jul 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Inhaled budesonide, an asthma medication, has not yet been proven in clinical trials as an effective treatment for COVID-19—though researchers are exploring its efficacy.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 July 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 4 August 2020, 28 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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