WHO's Science in 5: vaccines
Date:
25/09/2020
When can we expect a vaccine for COVID-19? How will we ensure that it is safe? Who should be vaccinated first and why?
WHO’s Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains in this episode of Science in 5.
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Clinical Protocols, Healthy Volunteers, Risk Groups, Viral Vaccines/adverse effects, Vaccine Potency, COVID-19
WHO's Science in 5: reopening schools
Date:
16/09/2020
How should schools assess their risk before reopening? What do we know about children and COVID-19? Dr Maria Van Kerkhove explains in this episode of Science in 5, WHO’s conversations in science.
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Coronavirus Infections/transmission, Pneumonia, Viral/transmission, Pandemics/prevention & control, Quarantine/organization & administration, Schools/standards, Student Health, Education, Primary and Secondary, Mental Health, Betacoronavirus, Carrier State/transmission, Health Promotion, COVID-19
WHO's Science in 5: myth busters
Date:
09/09/2020
Can COVID -19 be transmitted through water? Or Mosquitoes? Is transmission affected by weather? Dr Sylvie Briand busts popular myths about COVID-19 in this edition of Science in 5, WHO’s conversations in science.
COVID-19 Myth busters: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disea...
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Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity, Coronavirus Infections/transmission, Pneumonia, Viral/transmission, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Communication, Social Isolation, Quarantine/organization & administration, Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Social Networking, Communication, COVID-19, Fake news, Infodemic
WHO's science in 5: SARS-CoV-2 virus
Date:
04/09/2020
Science in 5 is WHO’s conversations in science. Watch WHO experts explain science related to COVID-19.
In this episode, published on 4 September 2020, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove explains how the SARS-CoV-2 virus infects the body and how our body’s immune system reacts.
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Betacoronavirus/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Health Promotion, Coronavirus Infections/transmission, Pneumonia, Viral/transmission, Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity, Virus Shedding, Carrier State/transmission, Symptom Flare Up, Kerkhove, Maria Van, COVID-19