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Examining Unreliable COVID Data; National Look At Schools Reopening

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Test swabs and specimen tubes sit on a table at a COVID-19 testing site
Test swabs and specimen tubes sit on a table at a COVID-19 testing site at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. Public health officials have said robust testing for the coronavirus is essential to safely lifting stay-at-home orders and business closures, but states are creating confusion in the way they are reporting the data. Mary Altaffer/AP

First, we hear from a statistician about the failings of COVID-19 data collection. Then, we speak to a former government health official about the national response to the pandemic.

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    Compared to countries like Singapore and South Korea, COVID-19 data in the U.S. is paltry. A data expert explains why national data on the disease isn’t quickly and easily accessible in the U.S.

  • Former National Health Official Speaks On Pandemic Response

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    Our guest, the assistant secretary of health during the H1N1 flu pandemic, has raised concerns regarding federal guidance for school reopening in the fall. He joins us to discuss the need for a unified pandemic strategy including increased testing capacity and stronger White House recommendations.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • L. Malik Anderson Producer
  • Liberty Vittert Guest
  • Dr. Howard Koh Guest

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