While the threat is not as urgent as it used to be, there are still people getting infected with COVID-19 across the country, with infections rising during the summer. An occasion like Thanksgiving, when big groups of people spend a long time in confined spaces, represents a chance for the virus to spread.

“If you think back to the end of January, just before COVID became a thing in the news in the United States, January, February, what was Dr. Fauci doing? He was frantically engaging in a massive cover-up with 3 a.m. emails and phone calls," Makary argued.

Younger Americans are more likely than older people to say these changes have influenced their decision. Among adults under 30 who are familiar with the CDC’s changes, about half say these changes have had at least a minor influence. That compares with 36% of those 65 and older.

FDA Chief Marty Makary accused Dr. Fauci of orchestrating a massive and wide-ranging cover-up about the Wuhan lab's role as the origin of COVID.

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a "toxic," "chaotic" and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay in locking the country down resulting in about 23,000 more deaths,

Previous research has shown that infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental diseases in childhood, which may be down to immune activation impacting normal fetal brain development.

With Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro preparing to serve a 27-year sentence for attempting a coup, many families who lost loved ones to COVID-19 say the conviction offers a measure of vindication even though it is unrelated to his handling of the pandemic.

For a respiratory disease, COVID-19 sure seems to affect more than just the respiratory system. Scientists think the receptor ACE2 is to blame. SciShow is supported by Brilliant.org. Go to Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription.