Episode 9: Smart Testing

Osterholm Update

CIDRAP

Science

4.8 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2020

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In this episode, Dr. Osterholm and host Chris Dall discuss the concept of smart testing, the risk of transmission outdoors, reports of children developing an inflammatory condition following infection with COVID-19, and the CDC's role in this pandemic. Email us your questions at <a href="mailto:OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu">OsterholmUpdate@umn.edu</a> Articles mentioned in the episode: CIDRAP Viewpoint report on testing: <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/public/downloads/cidrap-covid19-viewpoint-part3.pdf">https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/sites/default/files/public/downloads/cidrap-…</a> STAT article by Helen Branswell: <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/19/vaccine-experts-say-moderna-didnt-produce-data-critical-to-assessing-covid-19-vaccine/">https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/19/vaccine-experts-say-moderna-didnt-p…</a>

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Oster Home Update, COVID-19, a weekly podcast on the COVID-19
0:10.9	pandemic with Dr. Michael Oster Home. Dr. Oster Home is an internationally recognized
0:15.7	medical detective and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
0:19.8	or CITRAP at the University of Minnesota. In this podcast, Dr. Oster Home will draw on
0:24.7	more than 45 years of experience investigating infectious disease outbreaks to provide
0:29.1	straight talk on the COVID-19 pandemic. I'm Chris Doll, reporter for CITRAP News. I'm your
0:34.4	host for these conversations. We're going to cover several topics today on the podcast
0:45.2	mic, including a look at CITRAP's forthcoming COVID-19 viewpoint on testing and the latest
0:50.1	vaccine news. But before we get started, what are your opening thoughts for this episode of the
0:54.6	Oster Home Update? Thank you, Chris. It's good to be with you again. It's good to be with all of you
0:59.7	again who are listening to this podcast. I must say that over the course of the past few weeks,
1:06.2	getting the feedback I have from all of you with your many very, very thoughtful comments.
1:12.1	I feel like if anything, we've somewhat developed a family here of people all who have a similar
1:17.6	concern are seeking the same information and hoping for the very best. So I have to say that
1:24.4	thank you to all of you who are listening. As I've done in the past, I want to dedicate this
1:30.5	particular episode to what was to me one of the most heart-breaking kind of situations regarding
1:39.8	COVID-19 experience. I saw an interview this past week with children who was mother was a nurse
1:48.0	at a New York City hospital who died as a result of her infection, which was very likely
1:54.0	acquired at work. So I really dedicate this session to all the families who have lost loved
2:02.8	one, those healthcare workers or first responders who are on the front lines. We thank you. We know
2:08.7	that there'll be nothing you'll ever be able to adequately compensate you in your lives for the
2:13.6	loss to be a loved one. But thank you very much for being there and just know that their efforts
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