Daniel Griffin provides a clinical report on COVID-19, surgeons Lisa Smith and David Bruce detail how they have helped their Chattanooga community during the pandemic, then we discuss racial and ethnic disparities among COVID-19 cases, no more premarket review of laboratory developed tests by FDA; and emergency use authorization of convalescent plasma is on hold.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker

Guests: Daniel Griffin, Lisa A. Smith, and W. David Bruce

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Racial and ethnic disparities in workplace COVID-19 (CDC)
Rescission of guidances on laboratory tests (FDA)
EUA on convalescent plasma on hold (NY Times)
Letters read on TWiV 656
Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

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