Coronavirus: Part 3 (ft. Ellie Duckworth)

In the final instalment of our epic 3-part coronavirus special, once again joined by public health expert Ellie Duckworth, Ellie and Kate tackle all your questions! We plough through most of the questions we got, which range from molecular-based to philosophical to basic advice. We then go over some of the best conspiracy theories we’ve heard - is there any truth there? We then wrap up with the positives to have come out of this situation, to leave you maybe a sense of hope going forward!

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Refences:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQsu3Kz9NYo (good visualisation of PCR)

ACE-2 References:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867420302294

https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms4594

Reproductive number calculations:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2001316

Genome Sequencing and Origins

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175442.htm

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16195424

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4875465/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32007145

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2012-7

Clinical features:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30183-5/fulltext

COVID-19 vs. Flu:

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/coronavirus-disease-2019-vs-the-flu

Kids and COVID-19:

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/possible-biological-explanations-for-kids-escape-from-covid-19-67273

Respiratory droplets:

https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-warm-weather-study.html

https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2004973

SARS and MERS:

https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12985-015-0439-5

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/8953389_The_Severe_Acute_Respiratory_Syndrome

WHO Situation Reports:

https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports/

Other:

https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/news/scientists-firmly-determine-that-sars-cov-2-was-not-engineered-332244?fbclid=IwAR1WIcJibcTaFw3C4aen5nzjihUO_jFVRIYOG7yHMii2MxRK98RZQDL6XLA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uP9bcNkvTM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddlRvqhGdPk

https://www.pharmacytimes.com/news/vitamin-d-helps-the-immune-system-during-cold-and-flu-season

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30675873

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/corona-simulator/