Fact or Fiction: Did 'ALF' predict 2020 pandemic?

A video on social media claims the 1980s sitcom "ALF" accurately predicted the COVID-19 pandemic. But it's pure fiction.

The silent pandemic: Emergent antibiotic resistances following the global response to SARS-CoV-2 - ScienceDirect

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Substance Use Harm Reduction in Medical Care (9/25/23) – Clinical Guidelines Program

Epidemiology and clinical features of COVID-19 outbreaks in aged care facilities: A systematic review and meta-analysis - eClinicalMedicine

Fact check: A newspaper front page featuring a Bill Gates quote and a teaser for a piece about 9/11 is not proof the COVID-19 pandemic was planned

Noncryogenic Air Separation Using Aluminum Formate Al(HCOO)3 (ALF)

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Why the Coronavirus Slipped Past Disease Detectives

Estimating under-recognized COVID-19 deaths, United States, march 2020-may 2021 using an excess mortality modelling approach - The Lancet Regional Health – Americas

Lawrence Wright's New Pandemic Novel Wasn't Supposed to Be Prophetic - The New York Times

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June 1: Tracking Florida COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Fatalities – Tallahassee Reports

COVID-19 and cerebrovascular diseases: a comprehensive overview - Georgios Tsivgoulis, Lina Palaiodimou, Ramin Zand, Vasileios Arsenios Lioutas, Christos Krogias, Aristeidis H. Katsanos, Ashkan Shoamanesh, Vijay K. Sharma, Shima Shahjouei, Claudio

Half the U.S. population has had COVID, but many cases are going unreported