Viral Facts
A video series where Stanford Medicine faculty members answer common COVID-19 questions and debunk trending myths.
Audience: Community health education
Languages: English
Format: Videos
Key topics: COVID-19; Vaccination; Masks; Vaccines for children
Fear and misinformation sometimes spread faster than the coronavirus itself. We saw the widespread confusion and mixed messages proliferating at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and created this regular video series to have Stanford medical experts explain common questions and myths as they were trending.
Viral Facts features medical experts from Stanford Medicine as they explain popular COVID-19 topics such as vaccine safety, variants, tips for home care, and more.
This series is part of our effort to produce timely, evidence-based, and free health education around COVID-19. The 29 videos in this series have received over 6.6 million views between 2021 and 2023.
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This project includes 29 videos, free to view and share under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license.
Note: All of our content is produced using the best evidence available at the time of publishing. Please visit the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s website for the most up-to-date information on COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html.
| Video | YouTube |
|---|---|
| COVID-19 vaccines & boosters for children | Play |
| Will Omicron help end the pandemic? | Play |
| How to manage the risks of serious COVID-19 infection | Play |
| Do I need a COVID booster? Will it protect against the Omicron variant? | Play |
| How were COVID vaccines for kids developed so quickly? Feat. Dr. Bonnie Maldonado | Play |
| What to know before your child gets their COVID vaccine, feat. Dr. Bonnie Maldonado | Play |
| How effective are COVID vaccines in children? Feat. Dr. Bonnie Maldonado | Play |
| Is it safer for children to get COVID or the COVID vaccine? Feat. Dr. Bonnie Maldonado | Play |
| Kids and COVID-19 vaccines: Safety, side effects, and risks explained | Play |
| Flu and COVID vaccines: Answers to 7 frequently asked questions | Play |
| What are booster shots? Do I need one for COVID-19? | Play |
| What is long-haul or long COVID? | Play |
| COVID-19 breakthrough cases and vaccines | Play |
| Do I still need to wear a mask? | Play |
| What is the Delta variant? | Play |
| Should immunocompromised people get the COVID vaccine? | Play |
| I've had COVID - should I still get the vaccine? | Play |
| Mental health during COVID-19 | Play |
| 4 things to know about COVID-19 vaccines for kids and teens | Play |
| How scientists safely developed COVID-19 vaccines in record time | Play |
| COVID-19: Tips for home care with limited resources | Play |
| What do I do if I have COVID-19? | Play |
| I'm young and healthy - why do I need a COVID vaccine? | Play |
| Is it better to get COVID-19 or the vaccine? | Play |
| Why do I need 2 doses of the COVID-19 vaccines? | Play |
| Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women and children? | Play |
| What can I do after I've been vaccinated for COVID-19? | Play |
| Do COVID-19 vaccines protect against variants? What is a variant? | Play |
| COVID-19 vaccine safety, side effects, and risks | Play |
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