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2024-10-09 03:50:25 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: D68C69A92DF7B5B5361177787276F78F88C2E9B98239BB2B88697AA5EA280493
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Ultraviolet blood irradiation therapy (UBI) is not an effective treatment for killing viruses or infections. UBI lacks robust clinical trials that show its effectiveness. It was used in the 1940s as a treatment, although its use diminished with the rise of antibiotics https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/04/30/fact-check-uv-light-not-accepted-medical-treatment-infection/3047010001/ https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/28/facebook-posts/uv-radiation-not-common-way-kill-viruses-and-bacte/
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