Sep 25, 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 edition of Science in 5.
Sep 16, 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.
Sep 9, 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.
Sep 4, 2020
Science in 5 is WHO’s conversations in science - 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.