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Dear Pandemic COVID Q&A

Clinical Symptoms Infection and Spread Vaccines Videos

In this live Q&A, we’ll be talking with the operators of two other #SciComm pages, Unambiguous Science and ScienceWhizLiz. We’ll talk about the J&J vaccine pause, fleas, Canadian geese, kids and COVID, long COVID, and creative vaccine strategies. ➡️ Welcome, Intros, and Chit Chat (0:00-3:40) ➡️ Can flea bites transmit COVID-19? (3:40-5:26) ➡️ Blood clotting Read more…

I thought that Peru was one of the first countries to go into lockdown. What is the situation there now?

Data and Metrics Infection and Spread

A: Peru has one of the highest excess death rates in the world and more than 47,000 people in Peru have died from COVID-19 as of March 2021 with excess deaths at nearly 2,600 per million (from a population of 32 million). How did this happen? TL; DR: Controlling COVID-19 requires many public health measures Read more…

¿Qué está pasando con la segunda ola de COVID-19 en Brasil?

Infection and Spread Posts en Español

R: Mucho y nada bueno. Brasil ocupa el segundo lugar después de EE.UU. en términos de nuevos casos diarios y muertes totales, pero tiene una población mucho menor. Ahora se considera que Brasil es el epicentro de la pandemia en el mundo. En los últimos días, Brasil ha superado casi 4,000 muertes relacionadas con COVID-19 Read more…