YouTube Tested by Flood of Star Doctors During 'Infodemic'
Medical advice presents a tricky challenge for the world’s largest video site
Source: Jeffrey VanWingen via YouTube
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On March 24, Jeffrey VanWingen, a family physician in Grand Rapids, Michigan, posted his first-ever video to YouTube. VanWingen, decked out in medical scrubs in his kitchen, spent 13 minutes explaining how to disinfect a cereal box, a carton of broth, and some broccoli, while a masked friend filmed him from a safe distance. He gave it a title likely to show up in anxious web searches: “PSA Grocery Shopping Tips in COVID-19.”