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KHN’s ‘What The Health?’: How Will We Reopen The Economy?

The politics of COVID-19 are pretty polarized, but health experts across the ideological spectrum agree: The U.S. will need more robust testing before it’s safe to relax social-distancing requirements. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, Congress and the nation’s governors continue to spar over who should be responsible for what. Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider, Tami Luhby of CNN and Anna Edney of Bloomberg News join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss this and more. Also, for extra credit, the panelists suggest their favorite health policy stories of the week they think you should read, too.

Falsas promesas de curas, tratamientos y pruebas caseras para COVID-19 por internet

Las empresas con experiencia en el mercado de pruebas “en el hogar” comenzaron a anunciar a mediados de marzo que ofrecerían kits para COVID-19 directo a los consumidores. Con el pánico en alza, y las pruebas en hospitales y consultorios médicos difíciles de encontrar, el atractivo del anuncio fue obvio. Los kits se promocionaron como […]

As Coronavirus Testing Gears Up, Specialized Swabs Running Out

Nationwide, testing for coronavirus is ramping up. But the supply of specialty swabs needed to collect potential coronavirus specimens can’t keep up with demand, creating a bottleneck in testing capabilities. So two top manufacturers are working with U.S. and Italian governments to increase production.

How Intrepid Lab Sleuths Ramped Up Tests As Coronavirus Closed In

Drs. Keith Jerome and Alex Greninger fast-tracked a test for the deadly new coronavirus weeks before it began spreading in the U.S. Their work has been key to detecting community transmission and ramping up the nation’s testing capacity.