<p><strong>Here it is:</strong> the longest, densest, meatiest (or meat-substitute-iest) episode yet-- now updated with the latest data and an additional scintillating minute!<br> <br> In this second part on testing, I talk about the perfect storm of bureaucracy and errors by the FDA and CDC that put the US way behind the testing curve, compared to other countries. Guaranteed to fill your mindspace with so much knowledge you'll be unbearable at Zoom parties.<br> <br> And there's more to reveal in yet another episode about testing!<br> <br> <strong>Sources:<br> International:<br> </strong>* https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1213523866703814656<strong><br> </strong>*<strong> </strong>https://www.who.int/china/news/detail/09-01-2020-who-statement-regarding-cluster-of-pneumonia-cases-in-wuhan-china<br> * https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/laboratory-guidance<br> * http://virological.org/t/novel-2019-coronavirus-genome/319<strong><br> <br> US Government:<br> </strong>* https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/legal/Pages/phe-qa.aspx<br> * https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/testing-in-us.html<br> * https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/emergency-situations-medical-devices/faqs-diagnostic-testing-sars-cov-2<br> * https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-takes-significant-step-coronavirus-response-efforts-issues-emergency-use-authorization-first<br> <strong><br> News:<br> * </strong>https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/10/laredo-texas-coronavirus-tests-did-not-work/<strong><br> * </strong>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-delays.html<br> * https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-went-wrong-with-coronavirus-testing-in-the-us<br> * https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21124005/fda-emergency-approval-coronavirus-test-cdc-diagnostic-health-labs<br> * https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/16/cdc-who-coronavirus-tests/<br> * https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-specialrep/special-report-how-korea-trounced-u-s-in-race-to-test-people-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2153BW<br> * https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/united-states-badly-bungled-coronavirus-testing-things-may-soon-improve<br> <br> <strong>Music:<br> </strong>"<a href="http://ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/61233" rel="cc:attributionURL">Numbers</a>"<br> by Kara Square<br> 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="license" title="Attribution (3.0)">Attribution (3.0)</a><br> </p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covid19/message

Coronapocalypse 20/20 - The Covid-19 Experience

Covid-19 Facts

Back to the Covidfuture, Part II: Coronavirus Testing SNAFUs (Boris Johnson-less Director's Cut)

APR 17, 202025 MIN
Coronapocalypse 20/20 - The Covid-19 Experience

Back to the Covidfuture, Part II: Coronavirus Testing SNAFUs (Boris Johnson-less Director's Cut)

APR 17, 202025 MIN

Description

<p><strong>Here it is:</strong> the longest, densest, meatiest (or meat-substitute-iest) episode yet-- now updated with the latest data and an additional scintillating minute!<br> <br> In this second part on testing, I talk about the perfect storm of bureaucracy and errors by the FDA and CDC that put the US way behind the testing curve, compared to other countries. Guaranteed to fill your mindspace with so much knowledge you'll be unbearable at Zoom parties.<br> <br> And there's more to reveal in yet another episode about testing!<br> <br> <strong>Sources:<br> International:<br> </strong>* https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1213523866703814656<strong><br> </strong>*<strong> </strong>https://www.who.int/china/news/detail/09-01-2020-who-statement-regarding-cluster-of-pneumonia-cases-in-wuhan-china<br> * https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/technical-guidance/laboratory-guidance<br> * http://virological.org/t/novel-2019-coronavirus-genome/319<strong><br> <br> US Government:<br> </strong>* https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/legal/Pages/phe-qa.aspx<br> * https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/testing-in-us.html<br> * https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/emergency-situations-medical-devices/faqs-diagnostic-testing-sars-cov-2<br> * https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-takes-significant-step-coronavirus-response-efforts-issues-emergency-use-authorization-first<br> <strong><br> News:<br> * </strong>https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/10/laredo-texas-coronavirus-tests-did-not-work/<strong><br> * </strong>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-delays.html<br> * https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-went-wrong-with-coronavirus-testing-in-the-us<br> * https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21124005/fda-emergency-approval-coronavirus-test-cdc-diagnostic-health-labs<br> * https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/16/cdc-who-coronavirus-tests/<br> * https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-testing-specialrep/special-report-how-korea-trounced-u-s-in-race-to-test-people-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2153BW<br> * https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/02/united-states-badly-bungled-coronavirus-testing-things-may-soon-improve<br> <br> <strong>Music:<br> </strong>"<a href="http://ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/61233" rel="cc:attributionURL">Numbers</a>"<br> by Kara Square<br> 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="license" title="Attribution (3.0)">Attribution (3.0)</a><br> </p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/covid19/message