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We’re catching up with experts we talked to at the start of the pandemic and asking: what do we know now that we didn’t back then?

CDC guidance on masks:
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html

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Credits:
Executive Producers:
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Producers:
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Writer/Host:
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Scientific consultants:
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Sources:
Continually updated mask guidelines
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html

Scientific Brief: Community Use of Cloth Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/masking-science-sars-cov2.html

SARS-CoV-2 Cell Entry Depends on ACE2 and TMPRSS2 and Is Blocked by a Clinically Proven Protease Inhibitor
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Receptor binding and priming of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 for membrane fusion
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Final report confirms remdesivir benefits for COVID-19
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Cell entry mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2
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US: Fauci says CDC may recommend wearing two masks to fight virus
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Co-receptor
sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/co-receptor

Evidence that TMPRSS2 Activates the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Spike Protein for Membrane Fusion and Reduces Viral Control by the Humoral Immune Response
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Outcomes of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Recently Recovered From Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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WHO timeline
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/interactive-timeline#!

Emerging SARS-CoV-2 Variants
cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-research/scientific-brief-emerging-variants.html

Europe’s growing mask ask: Ditch the cloth ones for medical-grade coverings
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Time to double or upgrade masks as coronavirus variants emerge, experts say
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Antiviral Drugs That Are Approved or Under Evaluation for the Treatment of COVID-19
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