Almost anything related to COVID-19 is subject to intense debates as uncertainty, mis-information, and disagreements abound. However, one thing that most people would agree on is that COVID-19 epidemic is a generation-defining historical phenomenon that is influencing every aspect of our lives. And we have the pleasure of experiencing these historical events unfold first-hand.

Let us then invest some time as part of this course to study our impartial „enemy“ and really understand the science behind the virus. How does the virus infect and affect the body? How does the virus mutate? What technologies did we develop to deal with this new threat? How do antigen and PCR tests work? How do different vaccine types work? We will answer these questions, while also discussing most common arguments of anti-vaccine movement and addressing each one of them through scientific arguments.

This course does not require any knowledge of biology, chemistry, or physics. All required concepts (e.g. structure of DNA) will be explained in laymen terms to aid understanding.