#12 - COVID-19

The world is facing an unprecedented pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 -virus which leads to the disease called COVID-19. The amount of information about this topic online and in media is immense and can be very challenging to navigate through. In this special episode of the Healthzilla Weekly -podcast we have a special guest Dr. Jussi Leinonen (MD, PhD) discussing the situation and disease from scientific grounds.

In this episode we discuss:

• seasonal influenza comparison

• R0 and the spread of the virus

• Case Fatality Rate and the challenge of measuring this

• Spanish Flu comparison

• analysis of different response strategies to the outbreak

• potential strategies going forwards

• medication and vaccination development

Interesting angle towards this is how we can support early detection of viral infections such as COVID-19 through Heart Rate Variability (HRV) with an app like Healthzilla or wearable devices such as Oura ring or Fitbit.