Welcome to Breakthroughs with Pfizer-UK, the podcast where Pfizer invites experts from across

the pharmaceutical industry to discuss the most pressing healthcare topics.

Approximately 5% of the red disease is estimated to be about 7,000 that exist.

Only 5% of them have treatments.

Because of the really small patient numbers, you can't have your giant trials that give

shoes statistical power.

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Hi and welcome to COVID Quickly, a scientific American podcast series.

This is your fast track update on the COVID pandemic. We bring you up to speed on the science

behind most urgent questions about the virus and the disease. We demystify the research and help

you understand what it really means. I'm Tony Lewis. I'm Josh Fishman.

And we're a scientific American senior health editors. Today we're going to take a personal

look at a moderate case of COVID, if Josh's voice holds up. And we'll talk about how we decide

when pandemics are really over, not just when presidents say they are.

Can you hear me okay? Do I sound too rough?

Actually, you sound fairly normal.

Good. That's a change for the better. Yesterday I sounded like I was at the bottom of a well,

but without that cool echo we affect and with a lot more gurgling.

Because?

Because I have COVID. I started showing symptoms about two weeks ago and I still have them.

Oh man, that sucks. I'm so sorry.

Thanks. I don't want to make this episode all about me though.

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