3 ways to end a virus

Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction, and dig into the possibility of COVID-19 dying out.

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Viruses are wildly successful organisms. There are about 100 million times as many virus particles on Earth as there are stars in the observable universe. Even so, viruses can and do go extinct. So, what is the possibility of the virus that causes COVID-19 going extinct? Explore the three main ways viruses can be driven to extinction.

Directed by Anton Bogaty.

This video made possible in collaboration with Gates Ventures

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[Alkalus]

I love how the second option was simply destroying our entire population and the third was something we should have expected to hear.

[intreoo]

It's so weird how dates like April 2021 and early 2020 are referred to in historical terms. It reminds me that all of us alive right now have lived through a defining moment of human history.

[smilesmcgee]

Ted-Ed can make even VIRUSES look cute. It's something about this art style.

Rip Alpha.💀

[Pvs]

Man had you released this video 2 years ago, we could've saved so much time

[drishtantsen]

The Virus lighting up after looking at the old man at 2:27 was hilarious!

[aisreedebbarma]

As someone who lost a family member to covid on duty Ted ed these videos helps me cope in some way from the crisis I am in

[basegrid]

"Viruses are widely successful organisms." That can be argued to have never been alive in the first place.

[l.n.]

Informative content and with cute animation. Exactly what I love to see!

[rockfire]

Simple answer no, cause we have to all work together to do it.(not that it can’t be done, but it needs to be done together)

[leelananjundaiah]

*Even the virus looks cute. The animations & their animator's are top notch*

[Firephantom]

What I love about Ted Ed is that it educates us in a fun way. I'd much rather learn from Ted Ed than school

[coziosity]

I love the sound design on these videos. So comfy cozy 😊

[muhammadafzal]

1. Reduction of hosts (run out of hosts)
2. Effective vaccine
3. Competition among virus (eg delta variants outcompete alpha variants)

[zleepymandie]

I remember when my cousin found a way to destroy Covid. “Exploding the Earth and then living on the Moon.”

[uraidtariq]

It is unbelievable that content with such brilliant animations and commentaries is available for free. I regret watching netflix for so long after I discovered these Videos on YouTube.

[fifaclips]

The fact that people still don’t understand that it’s not going away is beyond me.

[GKP]

What this and other outbreaks have shown me is the world is very connected, not everyone is as careful as I would like them to be. The best that I can expect out of such situations is to take precautions for myself. Even now as many people who have stop wearing a mask, I continue to wear one in public indoor places, and I try to avoid crowded spaces.

[nokichou]

COVID is not lethal enough to ever go extinction. It will always be with us.

[RocKeR.]

Everything I already knew, but put in a way I was unable to explain. Thanks for the brilliant animation.

[cyh..]

weve been in this pandemic for like 2 years 💀