So much about COVID-19 is uncertain, including why it seems to affect certain people more strongly than others and how effective our choices in how to stop the pandemic will be. But at least some people are more qualified than others to provide answers and educated guesses.
Recently, the website Lifehacker hosted a live Q&A session with famous epidemiologist Dr. René F. Najera . Although the session is now over, you can still read the questions that were asked, as well, of course, as Najera’s responses.
Whether you’re wondering about the effectiveness of mass testing, or if it’s more dangerous to touch the sidewalk or a handrail (at least in terms of coronavirus transmission), read on to get some answers.
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