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In December 2019 the Chinese authorities notified the world that a virus was spreading through their communities. In the following months it spread to other countries, with cases doubling within days. This virus is the “Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2”, that causes the disease called COVID-19, and that everyone simply calls "coronavirus".

Around the world, scientists are sharing data, sharing insights, pushing for the best possible vaccines and medications against COVID-19. Virologist Michael Farzan, PhD, describes the scale of the effort underway at Scripps Research.

In a time where the shops are getting emptied at a rapid rate, Technology Networks science writer Ruairi J Mackenzie uses an easily available resource to explain how immunity can slow the spread of a virus through a population.