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Looking to Get Back to Normal Companies Are Trying to Secure More Tests for Their Employees

Looking to Get Back to Normal Companies Are Trying to Secure More Tests for Their Employees

FromThe Daily Dive


Looking to Get Back to Normal Companies Are Trying to Secure More Tests for Their Employees

FromThe Daily Dive

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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Dec 29, 2020
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Podcast episode

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To get back to work, companies are trying to secure tests for their workers. Amazon, for example, is looking for ways to test employees regularly including building its own testing lab. But there is a big discussion of the best way to proceed. Will employers need more diagnostic tests or would it be better for antibody tests? Will vaccines be required? Then there are also questions about costs, supply, and concerns about employee privacy. Sarah Krouse, reporter for the WSJ, joins us for how employers want to ramp up their own testing capabilities.




Next, vitamin C was having a moment during the pandemic and sales were surging, but you have to watch out for some offering it up as a coronavirus treatment. The FTC and FBI are investigating health clinics and wellness centers for overhyping high-dose IV infusions of vitamin C as ways to prevent or treat COVID-19. Brent Schrotenboer, investigative reporter at USA Today, joins us for more.




Finally, many are worried about what some call the “twindemic,” continuing to fight the coronavirus pandemic, while also trying to get though the flu season. The flu and COVID-19 share several common symptoms, and it is important to know how to differentiate the two viruses. Karina Zaiets, reporter at USA Today, joins us for how to tell the difference. 

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