COVID-19 And Social Isolation: An Immunology Expert Weighs In

COVID-19, or coronavirus disease 2019, first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. The illness and the virus that causes it is highly infectious and has spread rapidly across the globe, afflicting thousands worldwide, and prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020.

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“I’ve invited some of the leading experts in the medical world to help dispel the myths and bring the facts to the surface so we can remain informed, and above all, safe,” says Dr. Phil.

Discussing efforts to curb the spread of the virus through methods such as social isolation, Paula Cannon, Ph.D., professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at USC’s Keck School of Medicine, says, “If we can do something that may help, we should do it.”

In the video above, she and Dr. Patrick Johnson, neurosurgeon and co-director of the Spine Practice at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, discuss the origins, spread, and containment of the disease.

Check here to find out where you can watch Tuesday’s episode as Dr. Phil and his guests address concerns regarding the evolving health crisis.

For the most up-to-date information on COVID-19, please visit the Centers for Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) website at cdc.gov.

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