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Commercial Influence in Health: From Transparency to Independence
Commercial influence and covid-19
BMJ 2020; 369 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2456 (Published 24 June 2020)
Cite this as: BMJ 2020;369:m2456
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Re: Commercial influence and covid-19
Dear Editor
News on COVID-19 situations should not be commercialised
In recemt days News reporting about the COVID-19 situations are making the public panic more about it.
Sometimes biased news on COVID-19 situations can also influence hospital laboratories Pharmaceuticals and other commercial establishments.
Some journalists are reporting the facts about COVID-19 as such.
Some others give the same news as spicy with additional information about COVID-19.
Certain news on COVID-19 is given in an imaginary manner
Some of the COVID-19 news is given as speculative news
A few news stories are fake news about COVID-19.
News on COVID-19 often goes viral.
Many times news is given as half truths on COVID-19 situations.
News on COVID-19 is sometimes a cover up
Edited news is many times given according to the prevailing situation of COVID-19.
Sometimes COVID-19 news is given in a question and answer format (citizen journalism)
Most of the time COVID-19 news is given as analysis/ explainers
In some circumstances news on COVID-19 is given as suggestions to government, to the public and to health and other policy makers
News on COVID-19 situations should not be biased and it should not promote any hospital labs medical products or any commercial establishments.
News on COVID-19 should not be discriminated the countries which are fighting against COVID-19.
COVID-19 news also should not be given with a racist basis and also should not stigmatise and insult people and communities
Competing interests: No competing interests
26 June 2020
M.A. Aleem
Emeritus Professor of Neurology * Visiting Specialist in Neurology ** Consultant Neurologist ***
The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University * Dhanalakshami Srinivasan Medical College ** ABC Hospital ***
Chennai 600032* Perambalure 621212** Trichy 620018*** Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
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