Victor Tseng

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Emory University

Expertise: Pulmonary medicine, Critical care

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CLAIMS REVIEWED

Claim that SARS-CoV-2 binds to hemoglobin in red blood cells unsupported and implausible

CLAIM
COVID-19 causes prolonged and progressive hypoxia (starving your body of oxygen) by binding to the heme groups in hemoglobin in your red blood cells

SOURCE: Andrew Gaiziunas, Medium

Published: 15 Apr 2020

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