Prognosis: Understanding Silent Spreaders

<p>A top World Health Organization official sparked controversy earlier this month when she said cases of asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 spreading the virus are “very rare.”&nbsp;Bloomberg senior editor Jason Gale digs into what we know — and don’t know — about asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19, also known as “silent spreaders.”</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ADGG8ClBt6s/jason-gale" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason Gale</a>, Senior Editor, Bloomberg News</p><p><a href="https://medicalschool.anu.edu.au/people/academics/associate-professor-sanjaya-senanayake" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Sanjaya Senanayake</a>, Associate Professor, Australia National University</p><p><a href="https://medicalschool.anu.edu.au/people/academics/professor-peter-collignon-am" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Peter Collignon</a>, Professor, Australia National University</p><p><br></p><p>Read a transcript of this episode: <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/18/prognosis-silent-spreaders/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://tradeoffs.org/2020/06/18/prognosis-silent-spreaders/</a></p><p><br></p><p>To stay on top of all our coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and our conversations with people who are being forced to make difficult decisions in the midst of it all, visit <a href="http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/coronavirustradeoffs</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>