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Comusav, a fringe health group known for spreading anti-vaccine sentiment, promotes chlorine dioxide as a cure for Covid-19 online | First Draft

From the start of the pandemic, the self-described alternative health group Coalición Mundial Salud y Vida (Comusav) has shared content with anti-vaccine sentiment online, particularly in its promotion of chlorine dioxide, also referred to as Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS). Chlorine dioxide has been declared toxic; the FDA first warned about the dangers of ingesting the chemical compound in 2010. Chlorine dioxide is primarily used for the treatment of swimming pools and bleaching in the paper industry; however, Comusav continues to tout MMS as a curative and prophylactic treatment for Covid-19 on social media platforms.

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Source: Comusav, a fringe health group known for spreading anti-vaccine sentiment, promotes chlorine dioxide as a cure for Covid-19 online | First Draft