Episode 13: What I Know and Don't Know About COVID-19

Osterholm Update: COVID-19

Episode 13: What I Know and Don't Know About COVID-19

June 24, 2020

In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss the epidemiology of COVID-19 in the United States, racial disparities highlighted by the pandemic, studies measuring antibodies in recovered patients and what that might mean for immunity, and the challenge of communicating ever-evolving science to best inform the public.

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Transcript available here.

Studies on Immunity:

• Clinical and immunological assessment of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections
• Prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 specific neutralising antibodies in blood donors from the Lodi Red Zone in Lombardy, Italy, as at 06 April 2020

Studies on Masks:

• Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19

Minimizing Indoor Transmission of COVID-19

• How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

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