Contagion

We're finally doing it...Contagion (2011)

Don't worry, we're in this together, we'll take care of you. Freda has jokes, Abi gets mad at some kids and there's a game of conspiracy bingo to keep us all clam, or incite mass panic. Who knows?!?

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References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

• How does virus genome sequencing help the response to COVID-19? - UK Research and Innovation
• PCR, antigen and antibody: Five things to know about coronavirus tests - Horizon, EU Research & Innovation
• CDC SARS Response Timeline - CDC
• 2009 H1N1 Timeline - CDC
• Belief in Covid conspiracies linked with vaccine hesitancy - King's College London

Papers:

• Petersen et al., Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics, 2020, The Lancet, Vol 20, Issue 9, E238-E244. Doi: doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30484-9
• Hematian et al., Traditional and Modern Cell Culture in Virus Diagnosis, 2016, Osong Public Health Res Perspect, 7(2), 77-82. Doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.11.011
• Singh K, Mehta S. The clinical development process for a novel preventive vaccine: An overview. J Postgrad Med. 2016;62(1):4-11. Doi:10.4103/0022-3859.173187

Mythbusters:

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Mythbusters - World Health Organization

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