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Decoding COVID-19

By Nancy Coddington | May 12, 2020

Decoding COVID-19 on WSKG-TV May 13 at 9pm ET

The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has upended life as we know it in a matter of mere months. But at the same time, an unprecedented global effort to understand and contain the virus—and find a treatment for the disease it causes—is underway. Join the doctors on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 as they strategize to stop the spread, and meet the researchers racing to develop treatments and vaccines. Along the way, discover how this devastating disease emerged, what it does to the human body, and why it exploded into a pandemic.

Decoding COVID-19 on WSKG-TV May 13 at 9pm ET

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