COVID-19 in the United States: Where are the tests?

<p>A dive into how the United States responded to an emerging pandemic and the pitfalls along the way that led to stalled testing capacity across the country before community transmission was confirmed. Hear what led us to our current situation, what continues to be an issue and new technologies on the horizon as well as how the rest of the world has responded.</p> <p><strong>Host</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Elizabeth Esty, MD</span></p> <p><strong>Research By</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: Mason Tuttle</span></p> <p><strong>Sound Editing By</strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: Stephen Bahmani</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>References:</strong></p> <ol> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Shear M, Goodnough A, Kaplan S, Fink S, Thomas K, Weiland N. The Lost Month: How a Failure to Test Blinded the U.S. to Covid-19.</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The New York Times</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. <a href= "https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/us/testing-coronavirus-pandemic.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/us/testing-coronavirus-pandemic.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share</a>. Published March 28, 2020.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Topol E. US Betrays Healthcare Workers in Coronavirus Disaster. MedScape. <a href= "https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927811" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/927811</a>. Published March 30, 2020.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Abbott. DETECT COVID-19 IN AS LITTLE AS 5 MINUTES. <a href= "https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/product-and-innovation/detect-covid-19-in-as-little-as-5-minutes.html" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/product-and-innovation/detect-covid-19-in-as-little-as-5-minutes.html</a>. Published March 27, 2020.</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Abdelmalek M, David E, Margolin J. Why coronavirus antibody testing in one Colorado town could provi