Social distancing -- does it seem extreme? Dr. Majd answers this question using some numbers and visuals, along with reviewing the surprising and vital role that children may play in this COVID19 chaos that on one is really talking about.

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2. References and Attributions:
WHO: https://www.who.int/emergencies/disea...
CDC updated stats: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-...
WHO updated stats: https://www.who.int/docs/default-sour...
CDC advisory to limit gatherings to 50 or less: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-...
Flattening the Curve Comic GIF: by Siouxsie Wiles and Toby Morris:   / 1236345661962039297  
Alternatives to Handshake GIF: by Siouxsie Wiles, Toby Morris: https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/16-0...
Alternatives to flattening the curve GIF: en:Siouxsie Wiles, en:Toby Morris (cartoonist), https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/14-0...
Confirmed cases and deaths reported in Mainland China and the rest of the world (ROW): Author Galerita: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timelin...
Map of total confirmed cases of COVID-19: author Our World Data, https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/to...
Person's hands forming triangle: Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel on Unsplash
Air Droplets: Photo by Kai Dahms on Unsplash
Playground Sign: Photo by Jordan Hopkins on Unsplash
Toilet paper hoarding: Photo by Erik Mclean on Unsplash
Empty Shelves sign: Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash
R0 infographic: via The Conversation https://theconversation.com/r0-how-sc...
R0 Chart of Diseases: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_r...
School closure: Photo by Rubén Rodriguez on Unsplash
Mumps: Via CDC?NIP/Barbara Price from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Public Health Image Library (PHIL), with identification number #130
Azadi Tower in Iran: by Mahdi Kalhor, https://web.archive.org/web/201610120...
Colosseum: by Andreas Ribbefjord via sv:Bild:Colosseum-2003-07-09.jpg
The Brain: Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash

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