How do you go about slowing the spread of COVID? There are, of course, a number of blindingly obvious ways to do this. However, because so many people seem to have forgotten them, we thought it worth posting a quick refresher -- especially as the Omicron variant begins to spread. USEFUL LINKS CDC guidelines on protecting yourself from COVID: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/prevention.html WHO info on how COVID-19 spreads: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-how-is-it-transmitted WHO Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public RISK BITES Risk Bites videos are devised, created and produced by Professor Andrew Maynard. They are posted under a Creative Commons License CC-BY-SA Backing track: A First Look, by Immersive Music. https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/a-first-look ANDREW MAYNARD Professor Andrew Maynard is a scientist, author, and leading expert on risk. He is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, serves as co-chair of the Institute for the Advancement of Nutrition and Food Science (IAFNS) Board of Trustees, is a member of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research President’s Research Council, has served on a number of National Academies of Sciences committees, and has testified before congressional committees on several occasions. Andrew received his PhD in aerosol dynamics from the University of Cambridge in 1993, and is currently a professor in the Arizona State University School for the Future of Innovation in Society, and an Associate Dean in the ASU College of Global Futures. More at http://andrewmaynard.net/