This is in historic time.

This is going to be a multi-year fight.

Why is it taking so long to get a screening test?

It is not a hoax, it is real.

Something that we have never experienced before.

Wash hands, wash hands, wash hands.

I mean, you're the scientist, you're gonna have to tell me.

Welcome, welcome to Science Rules Coronavirus Edition.

I'm your host Bill Nye, and this is the series that brings you the latest analysis

and the science of this pandemic to keep you informed, prepared, and calm.

We are all in this together, my friends.

And while the pandemic is far from over in the US, we can find hope.

More than half of all the adults in the US have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

But the picture isn't so rosy in the rest of the world.

There was horrifying news this week in Baghdad, where a fire in a hospital

killed at least 82 people, many of whom were on ventilators being treated for the coronavirus.

Meanwhile, Turkey, Argentina, India, and Thailand are just a few of the many countries

where infections are skyrocketing.

Now, this is where I would normally introduce you to this week's guest.

To help us understand what's going on with this virus.

Well, it'll have to wait a week.

We have a great guest from the World Health Organization coming on the show.

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