Taiana is a sophomore, majoring in biology at the College of William and Mary. In her academic journey so far, she has discovered a novel bacteriophage and currently conducts research on these viruses that kill bacteria. When not in the lab, she finds herself as a member in the College’s faculty/student run dance company Orchesis, student-run hip hop dance team Syndicate, as well as the professional company Leah Glenn Dance Theater.  

0:34 who is Taiana James?  1:20 what is Coronavirus?  2:13 what caused COVID-19?  4:40 how deadly is COVID-19?  5:54 how does COVID-10 compare to the flu and influenza?  6:13 what's the difference between a pandemic and an endemic?   7:24 "hold your breath for 30 seconds" game  8:09 what to do if you think you have corona?  11:42 do you think we'll go back to school :(  14:29 what is quarantine?  16:13 "safe or bafe" game  18:31 how can we keep ourselves protected from COVID-19?  22:03 outro 

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