Surgeon General Says COVID-19 Misinformation Is An ‘Insidious Threat’ To The U.S.

“Modern technology companies have enabled misinformation to poison our information environment with little accountability,” Dr. Vivek Murthy said.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a stark warning to the nation on Thursday about the ongoing spread of COVID-19 misinformation. In his first advisory since he was appointed by President Joe Biden, Murthy said that the U.S. had come a long way in its battle against the pandemic. However, disinformation campaigns remained the biggest hurdle to see the nation move past the coronavirus. He also called out tech companies for failing to rein in anti-vaccination posts that pose an “imminent and insidious threat to our nation’s health.”