Decoding COVID-19

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Decoding COVID-19
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Official film cover
Genre Documentary film
Written bySarah Holt [1]
Directed bySarah Holt [1]
Narrated by Craig Sechler [1]
Theme music composer APM Music and Universal Production Music US [1]
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes1
Production
ProducersSarah Holt, Jane Teeling, Caitlin Saks, David Borenstein, Ma Liyan [1]
CinematographyRob Lyall, Stephen McCarthy, Samuel Russell, Sun Xun, Joel Weber, Zachary Fink and Peter Fitzgerald [1]
EditorsRalph Avellino, Ryan Shepheard, and Michael Amundson [1]
Running time1 h (60 min)
Production companyHolt Productions [1]
Original release
Network PBS
ReleaseMay 13, 2020 (2020-05-13)

Decoding COVID-19 is a 2020 American PBS documentary television film from the American TV series, NOVA , that was released on May 13, 2020. [2] The documentary film examines the COVID-19 pandemic over its initial six months, from its beginning in the last months of 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China to May 2020.

Contents

Overview

SARS-CoV-2 is a coronavirus that causes COVID-19 disease, and has been responsible for a pandemic throughout the world. [3] The film describes the history of the COVID-19 disease over its initial six months, from its beginning in the last months of 2019 in Wuhan, Hubei, China to May 2020. The film also presents the search for a safe and effective treatment. In addition, details of the effect of the disease on the human body at a microscopic level are described. [4] [5] According to film producer Julia Cort, "This film goes beyond the disease itself, telling a deeply human story of cooperation and innovation as scientists and researchers race to save lives in the face of a common enemy." [6] According to producer Chris Schmidt, "This film examines an encouraging array of innovative new approaches that scientists are now pursuing to harness the immune system to fight back. And, we show how advances in genomics, combined with a new level of openness in sharing data and results among experts and health officials around the world, have greatly accelerated efforts." [6]

Participants

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Kizzmekia Corbett

The documentary film includes the following participants (alphabetized by last name): [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Staff (2020). "Decoding COVID-19". PBS Broadcasting Service . Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. Staff (May 13, 2020). "NOVA Episode - S47 E9: Decoding COVID-19". WNET . Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  3. Staff (April 1, 2020). "The 2019–2020 Novel Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) Pandemic: A Joint American College of Academic International Medicine‑World Academic Council of Emergency Medicine Multidisciplinary COVID‑19 Working Group Consensus Paper". Journal of Global Infectious Diseases . 12 (2): 47–93. doi: 10.4103/jgid.jgid_86_20 . PMC   7384689 . PMID   32773996 . Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  4. 1 2 Robinson, Jennifer (May 12, 2020). "NOVA: Decoding COVID-19 - Airs Wednesday, May 13, 2020 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, May 17 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, May 15 at 8 a.m. and Noon on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App". KPBS . Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  5. PBS Nova Official (May 13, 2020). "Video (55:20): Decoding COVID-19". PBS Broadcasting Service . Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Barney, Chuck (May 13, 2020). "Pandemic TV: 'Decoding COVID-19' explores the race to find a vaccine". The Mercury News . Retrieved May 14, 2020.