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00:00 Podcast Intro

00:50 Why does this landscape of COVID testing seem so dynamic? 

03:47 So it sounds like we have two sort of rapid tests that are on the market now. Can we dive into that so that we can appreciate a little bit of the compare and contrast between those two rapid assays?

07:17 What are these unique challenges with regards to sensitivity and specificity when it comes to these rapidly evolving tests?

11:08 Highlighting the connection between laboratory medicine and the clinical practice as it applies to COVID-19 testing.

12:49 What new struggles have emerged when it comes to testing for COVID?

15:15 What’s a thought process that you recommend for folks to think about when people are trying to think about what should I offer in my lab, or how should I offer COVID testing? 

17:25 Dr. Binnicker, if you were king for a day, what would you make happen for COVID testing?

19:09 Outro 

Resources:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)