SARS-CoV-2 Corona Virus: COVID-19 and the Global Pandemic

In the conversation of viruses, COVID-19’s ongoing impact cannot be ignored. Although hospitalizations and deaths have decreased, the virus continues to circulate, especially among the immunocompromised and elderly. Learn how the virus spreads, how new strains are monitored, and why “long COVID” and new animal-human transmission threats like HKU5-CoV2 keep COVID-19 in the public health spotlight.

Resources:

https://www.cdc.gov/covid/signs-symptoms/index.html

https://www.cdc.gov/covid/about/index.html

https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_weeklydeaths_select_00

https://www.cdc.gov/covid/php/surveillance/burden-estimates.html

https://www.apha.org/topics-and-issues/communicable-disease/coronavirus