"According to the survey of 840 people, 28% of respondents believed in March that the Chinese government created the virus as a bioweapon; the figure rose to 37% in July. While 24% of people believed in March that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention exaggerated the dangers of the virus to undermine Donald Trump’s presidency, that number jumped to 32% in July"(Koons).
In this brief article from the Journal of the American Medical Association, scientists look at the rationale behind the current conspiracy theories connected to the global pandemic.
Time Magazine looks briefly at the history of scientific conspiracy theories and the dangers such beliefs hold for modern America in a global pandemic.
This lengthy article describes the long history of medical conspiracy theories and why is it important to public health to combat this manner of thinking.