“Omicron variant began with a person with HIV”
Teodoro Herbosa
Medical adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19.. In Twitter and Facebook posts. Claim dated 28 Nov 2021.
FactRakers rated thisNEEDS CONTEXT
What FactRakers found
There are no findings to date to confirm Patient Zero was HIV-positive
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Teodoro Herbosa (Medical adviser to the National Task Force Against COVID-19.) made this claim around 28 November 2021. FactRakers (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 29 November 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “NEEDS CONTEXT”.
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