Coronavirus? What the expert says

There is still a lot of confusion about the virus that has brought the whole world to its knees, and the questions we ask ourselves every day are still so many.

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What do we really know about the origin of the coronavirus? Is it dangerous for pregnant women? Can we really hope to have a COVID-19 vaccine? Are there any dangers of "bringing the virus home" while shopping?

Professor Mariapia Degli Esposti, head of the experimental and viral immunology department of Monash University and head of the experimental immunology laboratory in Melbourne and Perth, answered the questions that our listeners wrote on our Facebook page.

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