TWiV 589: Coronavirus update - it could be bad

<p>Vincent and Rich update the current situation with COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2, including fatality ratios, virus spreading outside of China, immunity to infection, vaccines, antivirals and much more.</p> <p>Hosts: <a href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Racaniello">Vincent Racaniello</a> and <a href= "http://www.mgm.ufl.edu/faculty/faculty-home-pages/condit-richard-c/"> Rich Condit</a></p> <p>Subscribe (free): <a href= "http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=300973784" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iTunes</a>, <a href= "https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL3R3aXYubWljcm9iZXdvcmxkLmxpYnN5bnByby5jb20vdHdpdg%3D%3D" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Google Podcasts</a>, <a href= "http://twiv.microbeworld.libsynpro.com/twiv" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">RSS</a>, <a href= "http://eepurl.com/Gcw59" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">email</a></p> <p>Become a <a href= "http://www.microbe.tv/contribute">patron</a> of TWiV!</p> <h3>Links for this episode</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports"> WHO CoV sitreps</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/health/prepare-for-coronavirus.html?te=1&nl=morning-briefing&emc=edit_NN_p_20200227&section=topNews&campaign_id=9&instance_id=16316&segment_id=21668&user_id=06b84ab1a5f321b8ce32339f3f85b685&regi_id=30792246tion=topNews"> How to Prepare for the Coronavirus (NY Times)</a></li> <li>Multiple <a href= "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32065057">shedding routes</a> of SARS-CoV-2 (Emerg Microbes Inf)</li> <li><a href= "https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2020/Q1/cruise-ship-ac-systems-could-promote-rapid-coronavirus-spread,-prof-says.html"> Cruise ship a/c</a> could promote virus spread (Purdue news)</li> <li><a href= "http://www.rcsb.org/news?year=2020&article=5e3c4bcba5007a04a313edcc"> Image credit</a></li> <li>Letters read on <a href= "http://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-589-letters/">TWiV 589</a></li> <li>Timest