You're listening to shortwave from NPR.

So yeah, the pandemic has been going on for months and months and every day scientists

are learning new things about the coronavirus, which is why I'm here to tell you that you

should feel no shame if you still have a lot of questions about it.

Questions like what's the latest on wiping down groceries and how often should you disinfect

your phone?

And very importantly, can you say hi to other people's doggo's?

Today on the show we have answers as part of a special segment I did on another NPR podcast

called It's Been a Minute with Sam Sanders.

And if you don't know Sam already, you're going to love him.

But not as much as he loves kissing other people's dogs.

So stick around.

I'm Maddie Safiah and you're listening to shortwave, the Daily Science Podcast from NPR.

Alright, let's get to the questions we got so many from our listeners.

We picked a few and showed them to you so we're going to have you answer them right now.

And I'll provide color commentary throughout.

Sure, absolutely.

Alright, first question, what's the deal with running?

I've heard conflicting things.

What's the likelihood of it being spread?

If someone runs past me.

Okay, so this question makes total sense to me because I think there were some scary kind

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