Photo of the day: Plague doctor – Roll Call

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Photo of the day: Plague doctor

By Caroline Brehman

Posted March 25, 2021 at 1:54pm

(Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Call)

A woman dressed up as a plague doctor holds a sign in front of the Capitol warning that people who are against vaccination could prolong the COVID-19 pandemic.

On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology and the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce held a joint hearing on “Disinformation Nation: Social Media’s Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation.”

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