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DO YOU NEED ANOTHER COVID SHOT? TEST YOUR CORONAVIRUS KNOWLEDGE.


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By Fenit Nirappil
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Lauren Weber
September 19, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT
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More than four years since the coronavirus ignited a global pandemic, the virus
officially named SARS-CoV-2 keeps evolving — and so does our understanding of
how it works. Some of our early assumptions are now outdated or turned out to be
wrong.

Covid is affecting people differently now that nearly everyone has been infected
or vaccinated. Hundreds of studies since 2020 offer new answers to questions
about how the virus spreads and how effective vaccines are. And yet, common
misconceptions about covid — some of which are driven by rampant misinformation
— persist.

Take this quiz — designed in consultation with researchers, physicians and
public health experts — to find out if your understanding about the coronavirus
is up-to-date.

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QUESTION 1 OF 10


DO CORONAVIRUS VACCINES PREVENT INFECTION?


Yes

No

QUESTION 2 OF 10


DO I NEED ANOTHER CORONAVIRUS VACCINE IF I’VE ALREADY RECEIVED MULTIPLE SHOTS?


Yes

No


QUESTION 3 OF 10


CAN YOU GET LONG COVID AFTER A MILD CASE OF COVID?


Yes

No

QUESTION 4 OF 10


SHOULD I WAIT FOR A POSITIVE CORONAVIRUS TEST BEFORE I START ISOLATING?


Yes

No
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QUESTION 5 OF 10


DOES A NEGATIVE AT-HOME CORONAVIRUS TEST GUARANTEE MY COLD ISN’T COVID?


Yes

No

QUESTION 6 OF 10


DO AT-HOME CORONAVIRUS TESTS DETECT NEW VARIANTS?


Yes

No


QUESTION 7 OF 10


DO MORE PEOPLE DIE OF THE FLU THAN COVID?


Yes

No

QUESTION 8 OF 10


CAN CHILDREN GET SERIOUSLY ILL FROM COVID?


Yes

No

QUESTION 9 OF 10


DO THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINES PUT ME AT RISK OF DYING SUDDENLY?


Yes

No

QUESTION 10 OF 10


IS IVERMECTIN AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR COVID?


Yes

No

You need to answer every question to see your result. You’re missing questions
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

ABOUT THIS STORY

Illustrations by Joseph Carrington. Design and art direction by Talia Trackim.
Editing by Tracy Jan and Kainaz Amaria. Design editing by Christian Font. Copy
editing by Rebecca Branford.

YOUR SCORE: 0 OUT OF 10





CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

The latest: The Food and Drug Administration approved new mRNA coronavirus
vaccines. Here’s what you need to know about the vaccines.

Summer covid uptick: A summer covid wave continues has been washing over the
Americas and other parts of the world.

Combined coronavirus and flu vaccine: A combined coronavirus-influenza vaccine
may be on the horizon after Moderna’s shot produced a higher immune response in
older adults than separate vaccines for those viruses administered together.
Moderna officials say the earliest that the combined vaccine could hit the
market is the fall of 2025, pending regulatory approval.

Covid isolation guidelines: Americans who test positive for the coronavirus no
longer need to routinely stay home from work and school for five days under new
guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Here are the
latest guidelines.



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Fenit NirappilFenit Nirappil is a reporter for the Health & Science team who
covers public health, infectious diseases and LGBTQ issues. He previously
covered local politics. @FenitN
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Lauren WeberLauren Weber joined The Washington Post in 2023 as an accountability
reporter focused on the forces promoting scientific and medical disinformation.
She previously investigated the decimated public health system and covid
disparities for Kaiser Health News.@LaurenWeberHP
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