COVID-19: Clinical Labs in the Media Spotlight with Dr. Katherine Wu and Dr. Susan Butler-Wu - (JCM ed.)
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English - December 11, 2020 19:13 - 43 minutes - 30 MB - ★★★★ - 10 ratingsLife Sciences Science Health & Fitness Medicine asm for fox interviews jeff magazine microbe microbiology news science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought more media attention to clinical laboratories than at any time in recent history. Today we’ll talk about media coverage of diagnostic testing for COVID-19 with two experts. Some of the questions we’ll discuss include:
How has the media coverage of tests for COVID-19 affected the public’s view of these tests? What is the role of social media in talking about testing for COVID-19? How do reporters covering COVID-19 testing work with clinical microbiologists to get the story right?