We are excited to announce that COVID Explained is joining the Covid Act Now team with the shared goal of translating complex scientific concepts into simple, research-driven guidance. Moving forward, COVID Explained content will be updated and posted to the Covid Act Now website.
FDA and New York Times
Clarifying the Science
If you have had COVID, will you get it again? Right away? Never? Should there be such thing as an "immunity passport"? Is there "herd immunity?
BBC and New York Times
NPR and New York Times
How has COVID-19 disproportionately affected minority groups? How large are the differences? Why do they exist and how can we better understand and address them?
When we talk testing, especially for past infection, you'll hear a lot of talk of false positives. Why is this such a big deal? Let's dig into statistics!