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Description: 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 You might also like: Why Are Antibody Tests Failing? youtube.com/watch?v=jqudyDnnvJo Coronavirus Drugs: Where Are We and What's Next? youtube.com/watch?v=AIpeZDR9i3E How Much Do Cloth Masks Protect You From Getting the Coronavirus? youtube.com/watch?v=knCseXki4gE Moderna COVID Vaccine: 95% Effective (So Far), How Does It Work? youtube.com/watch?v=gDY8pH6OWBc Can Soap REALLY "Kill" the Coronavirus? youtube.com/watch?v=K2pMVimI2bw Credits: Executive Producers: George Zaidan Hilary Hudson Producers: Andrew Sobey Elaine Seward Writer/Host: Sam Jones, PhD Scientific consultants: Leila Duman, PhD Benjamin Neuman, PhD Brianne Raccor, PhD Shan Soe-Lin, PhD Vincent Racaniello, PhD 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 sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867420302294 Receptor binding and priming of the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 for membrane fusion nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2772-0 Final report confirms remdesivir benefits for COVID-19 nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/final-report-confirms-remdesivir-benefits-covid-19#:~:text=Studies%20in%20cells%20and%20animals,interrupting%20production%20of%20the%20virus. Cell entry mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 pnas.org/content/117/21/11727 US: Fauci says CDC may recommend wearing two masks to fight virus livemint.com/news/world/us-fauci-says-cdc-may-recommend-wearing-two-masks-to-fight-virus-11612284079702.html 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 jvi.asm.org/content/85/9/4122 Outcomes of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Recently Recovered From Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/fullarticle/2768916 WHO timeline 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 washingtonpost.com/world/europe/europe-coronavirus-masks-regulations/2021/01/20/23463c08-5a74-11eb-a849-6f9423a75ffd_story.html Time to double or upgrade masks as coronavirus variants emerge, experts say washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/27/double-mask-variants-guidance Antiviral Drugs That Are Approved or Under Evaluation for the Treatment of COVID-19 covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/antiviral-therapy Produced by the American Chemical Society. Join the American Chemical Society! bit.ly/Join_acsmembership