On today’s podcast, I want to take a look at a couple of much talked about issues when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic at this point in time–the diagnostic testing (both PCR and antibody, or serology testing) and the death rates associated with the viral illness.

I am joined today with friend of the show and the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), Michael Osterholm, PhD, MPH.

 


Other podcasts with Dr Osterholm:

Acute flaccid myelitis in Minnesota: An interview with Michael Osterholm, PhD

Antibiotic crisis looming: Osterholm’s thoughts

MERS: Will it ever spread out of the Arabian peninsula such that the rest of the world should be concerned?

Pandemic vs epidemic: What’s the difference and why does it matter?

H7N9 avian influenza in China: Should we be worried?

Bioterrorism, antibiotic resistance and pandemic flu: Discussing ‘Deadliest Enemy’

Pandemic flu, vaccine-preventable diseases and more with CIDRAP Director, Michael Osterholm, PhD on Outbreak News TV