IMHO the more dangerous misinformation are “facts” about the virus that are circulating online which are totally unsubstantiated (i.e. it can reinfect you up to 3 times after you recover, it kills by shutting down the part of the brain that controls breathing, etc.)
Those facts come from the Chinese studies. They are not peer reviewed.
The reinfected comes from the different strains of virus. It appears there are several mutations. The most common are the S (which is what is on the west coast.) The second is the L, which is in Italy.
If you had S and recovered, it “appeared” that if you got hit with L it would create a pretty fast cytokine (sp) storm. There was some research on it..but I haven’t seen anything more.
I saw the study (again, not peer reviewed) regarding the nervous system impact the other day. I haven’t seen anything else about it.
There ARE sources for some of this stuff. But its like pinning down a rumor at the office—it is elusive. And honestly, in most cases the people passing them along read only the headline. They haven’t read the study—which invites more people to look for things; or they misunderstood the purpose and results of the research.