COVID-19

How to Avoid COVID-19

COVID-19 prevention, and how long can the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus survive on surfaces like paper?

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This is the 11th in this 17-video series. The first ten were:
· Where Do Deadly Coronaviruses Like MERS-CoV Come From? (
· The SARS Coronavirus and Wet Markets (
· Where Did the COVID-19 Coronavirus Come From? (
· The Last Coronavirus Pandemic May Have Been Caused by Livestock (
· R0 and Incubation Periods: How Other Coronavirus Outbreaks Were Stopped (
· Social Distancing, Lockdowns & Testing: How to Slow the COVID-19 Pandemic (
· COVID-19 Symptoms vs. the Flu, a Cold or Allergies (
· Modifiable Risk Factors and Comorbidities for Severe COVID-19 Infection (
· The Immune System and COVID-19 Treatment (
· Would Zinc Lozenges Help with COVID-19? (

Stay tuned for:
· Hand Washing & Sanitizing to Inactivate COVID-19 Coronavirus (
· What to Do if You Come Down with COVID-19 (
· The Best Mask or DIY Face Covering for COVID-19 (
· How COVID-19 Ends: Vaccination, Mutations, and Herd Immunity (
· The COVID-19 Pandemic May Just Be a Dress Rehearsal (
· How to Prevent the Next Pandemic (

You can download the whole series (for free) right now on DrGreger.org ( and take an even deeper dive in my new book How to Survive a Pandemic ( (note: all my proceeds from this book are donated to pandemic prevention charities).

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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