How long are you contagious? How long does it take for symptoms to start? Can you be infected/a carrier and not know? Who is high-risk? What's the deal with tests and vaccines? Can you really afford to keep catching it?
Testing:
AMA - What Doctors Wish Patients Knew About Covid-19 Testing
The Conversation - Is it Covid-19? Flu? At-Home Rapid Tests Could Help You and Your Doctor Decide on a Treatment Plan
Vaccines:
JAMA Network - Evaluation of Waning of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine–Induced Immunity
Politico - 'Most People Are Confused': What to Know About the Latest Covid Shot (Summer/Fall 2024)
Healthline - Are You Fully Vaccinated Against Covid-19? Here's How to Tell
MedPage Today - Covid Shots Tied to a Lower Risk of Death From Any Cause
See more about vaccines, testing, and precaution measures on our Covid Mitigation page.
Contagiousness / Incubation:
Pfizer - How long are you contagious after testing positive for Covid-19?
PNAS - The dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infectivity with changes in aerosol microenvironment
HuffPost - Here's How Quickly You Can Get Infected With Covid After An Exposure
Nature - Peak risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection within 5 s of face-to-face encounters: an observational/retrospective study
WebMD - How Long Is the Covid-19 Incubation Period?
Chemistry World - Elevated Carbon Dioxide Lets SARS-CoV-2 Live Far Longer in Droplets
Medical Xpress - Covid-19 hitches a ride on mucus to spread deep into lungs, live imaging shows
Science Alert - Differences in Our Mouth Spray Could Contribute to Infection 'Super Spreaders'
Health - Covid Incubation Period: Key Facts and Guidelines
ScienceDirect - Real-time analysis of pathogen dispersion patterns resulting from a moving infectious person
High Risk and Vulnerable Groups:
Pfizer - Covid-19 and chronic conditions: what you need to know
CDC - People with Certain Medical Conditions and Covid-19 Risk Factors
Kaiser Permanente - Covid-19: People Who Are at High Risk for Serious Illness
Pfizer Australia - It Only Takes Five: Reframing Covid‑19 for Australians
Sydney Morning Herald - Underlying health conditions? That's almost all of us
What to Know About Covid Infections:
Acute Infection:
Cleveland Clinic - Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
Dr. Nancy Malek - Covid for Doctors
AMA - What Doctors Wish Patients Knew About Covid-19 Reinfection
AMA - What Doctors Wish Patients Knew About Covid-19 Risk and Age
Peer to Public - Understanding Cumulative Risk
Salon - "Razor blade throat": The "Nimbus" Covid variant sparks concern of summer surge
Red Clarion - The Multi-demic: What it is and How to Fight it
HuffPost - What Alarms Doctors The Most About Covid Right Now
Asymptomatic Infection:
JAMA Network - SARS-CoV-2 Transmission From People Without Covid-19 Symptoms
Patient.info - Coronavirus: what are asymptomatic and mild Covid-19?
Today - What should you do if you have asymptomatic Covid-19?
Cleveland Clinic - What Is Asymptomatic Covid-19 and Are You Contagious?
PLOS One - To test or not to test? A new behavioral epidemiology framework for Covid-19
Medical Xpress - Hidden impact of Covid-19: How lack of testing and isolation played key role in pandemic's spread