In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss the epidemiology of COVID-19 in the United States, racial disparities highlighted by the pandemic, studies measuring antibodies in recovered patients and what that might mean for immunity, and the challenge of communicating ever-evolving science to best inform the public.

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Studies on Immunity:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0965-6
https://www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2020.25.24.2001031

Studies on Masks:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31142-9/fulltext
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/06/10/2009637117

Minimising Indoor Transmission of COVID-19
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020317876