COVID-19 Basics

There are more than 40 COVID-19 vaccines in development, but it will probably be at least 12 to 18 months before a safe, effective vaccine is available.

Some news stories say that there are 8 different strains of the new coronavirus. Strains are versions of a virus with small differences in their genetic code. The good news...

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new coronavirus. Infectious diseases spread from person-to-person; they’re illnesses that you can “catch.” The new virus that causes COVID-19 primarily spreads when...

While some caretakers noticed that many people who became very sick or died from COVID-19 were taking blood pressure medications, there is no evidence today suggesting that this potential link...

Welcome to the second article in our @COVID101 Classroom Series, where people teach us basic public health concepts that might be helpful in understanding the #COVID_19 pandemic. Thanks to our...

Welcome to the first in our @COVID101 Classroom Series, where Professors teach us basic public health concepts that might be helpful in understanding the #COVID_19 pandemic. Thanks to @ProfMattFox for...

One of the most distressing ways COVID-19 has changed people’s lives is that many hospitals have either reduced the number of visitors allowed inside or eliminated visitors entirely. Hospitals do...

Lots of people are talking about whether your blood group (A, B, AB, or O) raises or lowers your chance of coming down with COVID-19. But there's currently no solid...

The truth is, we don’t know when the COVID-19 pandemic will end. There are two main reasons for the uncertainty, and they are related to both biology and behavior. The...

Among the confirmed cases, about one-third were those aged 20-44 years old and one-third were those aged 45-64 years old, making up the largest age groups of those infected.