#104 - COVID-19 for kids with Olivia Attia

The Peter Attia Drive

In this episode, Peter sits down with his daughter to answer questions from her and other kids about COVID-19.

We discuss:

• What is a virus? [1:45];
• How did this version of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) start? [4:30];
• How does COVID-19 compare to SARS and MERS (previous coronaviruses)? [6:00];
• Will COVID-19 come back again after we resolve the current issue? [7:15];
• When will kids go back to school? [7:45];
• How has the US surpassed China in total cases, and how could we have been better prepared for this? [8:30];
• Should have we started to quarantine sooner than we actually did? [11:45];
• What about herd immunity? Would it be easier if we all just got the virus so we could be immune? [13:45];
• Which age groups are the least and most at risk for getting a deadly version of the virus? [15:00];
• Why do we have to wipe down packages that are delivered to our homes? [16:30];
• How a lack of preparation and discipline led to this troubling situation [18:45];
• Is China to blame for all of this? [24:15];
• What did Olivia think when her parents pulled her out of school before it was mandated? [26:30];
• What's been the hardest part of this for Olivia? [27:50];
• What does Olivia appreciate now that she probably didn't appreciate in the past? [28:50];
• How are Olivia’s zone 2 workouts going? [30:00]; and
• More

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