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The two types of tests we need to end this

Recode Daily

Recode

Society & Culture, Science, Technology

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

How testing technology will help end the spread of covid-19. Featuring Una Osato (@thisisuna) Umair Irfan (@umairfan) Links How Covid-19 immunity testing can help people get back to work FDA authorizes first antibody-based test for COVID-19 12 things everyone needs to know about the coronavirus pandemic Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Follow Us: Newsletter: Recode Daily Twitter: @Recode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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5G access requires a 5G capable device and a 5G coverage area. Uno Sato is a sex educator and burlesque performer in New York City and three weeks ago she started getting sick.

0:51.0

I had a fever that night, I had the body aches began, coughing.

0:56.7

I think that was like the first two weeks was just so much, like my body's in so much physical pain.

1:01.6

I was also just so afraid. Like I would go to sleep and my

1:05.8

partner came back into town and I would be like if I don't wake up please tell

1:11.4

everyone that I love them.

1:13.0

And like, I need you to just promise me

1:15.2

that you'll tell people I love them.

1:17.7

And I remember just going to sleep so many nights,

1:20.4

like not sure of what was going to happen.

1:24.0

I tried to get tested about five times by calling doctors.

1:28.0

I would get recommendations from all sorts of family members and friends,

1:32.0

like, you should really get tested. And I'd like I'm really I'm trying and I talked to a virtual doctor and she was so nice to me and

1:40.5

But this was the first time that I talked to somebody who could then recommend a test.

1:45.0

And the first available appointment was not for six days.

1:52.0

That's how backed up New York City was at the time. And the day that I

1:57.7

went to, that actually I had my appointment to go get tested, it was the first

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