Piner High School STEAM Certificate

Level 1 Response
Eduardo Lojas
COVID-19
Dr. Stan Roodman Ph.D., St. Louis University School of Medicine, Retired
September 10, 2020

Summary

Dr. Stan Roodman not only has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a Ph.D. in

biochemistry, but he has also joined the SPARQ community. As COVID-19 remains the primary

focus and topic for the vast majority of people on a global scale, Dr.Roodman discusses virology,

virus specifications, immunology, clinical courses, and vaccine development. There were

numerous diagrams and models to assist the audience in distinguishing SARS-COV-2 from other

viruses and diseases.

COVID-19, as well as many other viruses, have been spread by animals. Dr. Roodman

displayed a data table showing mortality rates and several known human coronaviruses, all of

which shared the trait of being discovered in animals. COVID-19, on the other hand, earned the

moniker "coronavirus" due to its crown-shaped appearance, as many people are aware. The

major point that was strongly recalled was how every single individual who has been infected

with a virus or sickness has all originated from a single living creature or person.

Reflection

COVID-19 felt like an endless topic, but given the gravity of the situation, the

presentation had a lot of relevant information. Because COVID-19 has several variants, I was

able to learn more about the virus's history and origins. Another interesting subtopic was how the

United States was the only country in the world that did not utilize a Christian Drosten test. The

Chinese Government formally declared the finding of COVID-19 on January 10, 2020. German
Christian Drosten was able to conduct a SAR test the next day, demonstrating how committed

and serious he was about the virus even before it became a global pandemic. Throughout the

presentation, many realistic scenarios and even genuine events were brought up, which reminded

me that, while wearing a mask may be contentious, studies and research have proved that masks

reduce the likelihood of infection.

Article

www.cnbc.com/2022/12/05/cdc-encourages-people-to-wear-masks-to-prevent-spread-of-covi

d-flu-rsv.html.

Spencer Kimball, Dec 5, 2022

This article hosted by Spencer Kimball encourages us to wear masks over the holiday

season and flu season to prevent the spread of Covid-19. As last year around the holiday season,

Covid-19 cases rose. What surprises me is that there has to be an article made to bring eyes to

this instead of people already doing this. “We now face yet another surge of illness. Another

moment of overstretched capacity and really one of tragic and often preventable death,”

Walensky said, as she thanked healthcare workers for their service during the repeated surges of

illness they have confronted since the Covid pandemic began. What I think we have to do is

make more masks so that people will see them more often and be encouraged to wear one, and if

you are flying somewhere for the holiday season it should be mandatory to wear a mask. He also

says in his article that People hospitalized with Covid also increased by 27% during the week

ending Dec. 2, according to CDC data. This also emphasizes my point of increased mask

production.