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What happens if you get infected with the coronavirus? Who's most at risk? How can you protect yourself? Public health expert David Heymann, who led the global response to the SARS outbreak in 2003, shares the latest findings about COVID-19 and what the future may hold.
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Thank you for this. Much needed.
This was helpful. Thanks TED!!
Thank you for sharing!! Knowledge is free… understand it… then share!
Hospitals after a financial charge who can afford a hospital, Americans will stay away as long as possible, the cost could bankrupt any family, Americans will continue to work and if sick, many will contiure to go to work, not because they are bad or dumb, Gov. not providing resources to assist. Many Americans have been taught the be self reliant, thus, need to work even if sick
Imagine of Bernie was elected president back in 2016. There would be Medicare for all now. Because there isn’t, we will watch this allegedly man made virus do what it’s been designed to do.
msanto there wouldn’t be Medicare for all, the republican held senate would have still blocked that move. At best, there would be more people with paid healthcare, and no $1.1 Trillion extra in debt for the GOV each year.
MrVader282 democrats can pay for their healthcare, if they truly care.
Knowledge is key for prevention. Thanks for sharing.
No one cares, only if the economics affect them
People around me are acting like it’s going to turn into the Walking Dead any day now.
Lol…I already see zombies everywhere. Faces in phones, walking into street signs and getting hit by cars who’s drivers are texting.
Nothing against this video, but subscriber to views ratio is just dreadful. Pick up the quality ted!
big coop it came out 50 mins ago
@candyvodka Under-performing for a channel with over 16million subs
Dr. you sound so logical, but your words fall on deaf ears , too late, ignorance is abundant and truth is unrecognizable
Education is the key, if people want to hear and understand.
It looks more and more to me that this is just a global research project ? I hope they get their data ?
5:56
“Major problem in the world today is that we look at outbreaks in developing countries…”
Burn.
There is another TED talk about how TOMS shoes was destroying local shoe making businesses in Africa. As with ebola, they focused on the surface level problem instead of helping those fixing the root cause.
So I can stop running around screaming then.
“The coronavirus” just adds to the confusion many people have that contributes to the panic. Coronavirus is a family of viruses, which are up to 1/3 cold/flu like infections. Covid19 is just a specific new strain. But it is super important that people understand that panic isn’t warranted and could actually worsen the likelihood for it to kill more people, not less.
COVID19 is the disease one gets, SARS-COV-2 is the virus. just like HIV causes AIDS
Coronavirus “Ideas worth spreading”
nice one
Thank you Ted for the information.
Finally some fact checked, constructive, honest and objective information about this!
Ok, mow you can invite Stefan Lanka to give a conference…