Special Edition: COVID Testing Questions Answered
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2022
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Now that every American household can sign up to get four at-home COVID-19 tests from the federal government for free, we're talking all about COVID testing. We're answering some top questions about when to use each type of test, their accuracy, and their availability.
Our expert today has been tracking the development of COVID-19 tests throughout this pandemic: Dr. Gigi Gronvall is an immunologist and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University. She's clearing up misconceptions about at-home testing, sharing her take on the CDC's latest isolation guidelines, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Saturday, January 22nd. |
| 0:02.4 | Now that every American household can sign up |
| 0:04.3 | to get four at home COVID-19 tests |
| 0:06.4 | from the federal government for free, |
| 0:08.2 | we're talking all about COVID testing, |
| 0:10.8 | answering some top questions about when to use |
| 0:13.0 | each type of test, their accuracy, and their availability. |
| 0:16.8 | Our expert today has been tracking the development |
| 0:18.9 | of COVID-19 tests throughout this pandemic. |
| 0:21.1 | Dr. Gigi Granvol is an immunologist |
| 0:23.5 | and senior scholar at Johns Hopkins University. |
| 0:26.1 | She's clearing up some misconceptions about at home testing, |
| 0:29.4 | sharing her take on the CDC's latest isolation guidelines |
| 0:32.6 | and much more. |
| 0:36.0 | Welcome, welcome to the Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday. |
| 0:38.8 | When we sit down with a different expert or celebrity |
| 0:40.9 | every Saturday to talk about something in the news. |
| 0:43.3 | Don't forget to tune in every Monday through Friday |
| 0:45.3 | for our regular episodes, |
| 0:46.7 | where we provide all the day's news in 10 minutes. |
| 0:49.2 | I'm Eric Amanda. |
| 0:50.2 | It's now time for today's Special Edition Saturday. |
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