What Doctors Don't Tell You Australia/NZ

Is it catching?

It is a universally acknowledged truth that viruses are spread from person to person. That’s why the COVID-19 outbreak is being combated with an economically catastrophic lockdown, social distancing and face masks. And because viruses spread through human contact, our only hope is a vaccine that can protect us from the disease.

But there’s another possibility that doesn’t get talked about. Suppose we’ve all got it wrong about the way viral epidemics start

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