>>HI MY NAME IS MACKENZIE AND I AM A HELPER.

I AM AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST.

WE LIKE TO CALL OURSELVES DISEASE DETECTIVES.

I STUDY HOW PEOPLE GET SICK AND HOW TO STOP THE SPREAD OF GERMS.

[COUGHING] >>HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE NEW CORONAVIRUS?

HELPERS EVERYWHERE ARE WORKING TO STOP THE VIRUS FROM SPREADING BY PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING... >>SEE YA!

>>THIS MEANS YOU MAY BE TAKING A BREAK FROM SCHOOL AND YOUR OTHER ACTIVITIES.

YOU CAN BE A HELPER BY BEING A GERM BUSTER.

>>BYE-BYE!

>>WASH YOUR HANDS AND STAY CLOSE TO HOME.

THE CARING GROWNUPS IN YOUR LIFE MAY CHANGE SOME OF YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES FOR A WHILE.

BUT JUST REMEMBER THAT THIS IS TO KEEP YOU AND OTHERS HEALTHY.

>>TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MEET THE HELPERS, VISIT MEETTHEHELPERS.ORG.

>>MEET THE HELPERS IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, A PRIVATE CORPORATION FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.