The New Scientist magazine has compiled a broad COVID-19 FAQ based on questions submitted by its readers – if you want to know the answers to any or all the questions below, visit the New Scientist website (an excellent place to visit anyway!!).
- Why do people without underlying health conditions get seriously ill from covid-19?
- Are you protected if you have been infected by a different coronavirus?
- Do people who survive covid-19 become immune to the virus?
- Can vitamin D supplements improve our immune response to covid-19?
- Will social distancing measures have an effect on other infections, like flu and measles?
- What is the risk of catching the virus from fresh produce?
- Are toilets and sewage systems an infection risk?
- What is more likely – a successful vaccine, or an effective drug?
- Could antibodies from recovered patients be used as a treatment for covid-19?
- Will countries that successfully contain the virus refuse visitors from countries that don’t?
- Will covid-19 always be with us or can it be eradicated?
