Page 4 - Elisa Foxford's Guide to Coronavirus

S o wh a t c a n we d o t o s t op t h i s

v i r u s f r o m i n f e c t i n g mor e p e op l e ?

R s t a n d s f or r e p r od u c t i on n u mb e r .

Good qu e s t i on ! S c i e n t i s t s a r e wor k i n g

t o t r y a n d u n d e r s t a n d h ow c or on a v i r u s

s p r e a d s . T h e y u s e a s p e c i a l n u mb e r c a l l e d If ‘R’ is greater than 1, more people get

‘ R ’ t o h e l p wor k t h i s ou t . infected and the spread of the disease

speeds up. if ‘R’ is less than 1, the disease

spread slows down.

If we can keep ‘R’ below 1, we

should be able to stop the disease.

Simple actions such as washing our hands,

staying at home, wearing a mask, and staying

2m apart can help reduce the ‘R’ number.

Another way to reduce the R

number is through vaccines...

A n e e d l e ? ! O H N O !

S u r e i t mi gh t s t i n g y ou r a r m f or a

f e w s e c on d s , b u t t h i s v a c c i n e c ou l d s a v e y ou r

l i f e a n d t h e l i v e s of t h os e a r ou n d y ou !

A v a c c i n e wor k s b y p r ov i d i n g ou r v i r u s

d e t e c t i v e s t h e ‘ f i n ge r p r i n t s ’ of t h e v i r u s ,

a n d a ‘ Mos t Wa n t e d ’ p os t e r b e f or e i t

e v e n i n f e c t s ou r b od y .