Cepheid's chief medical and technology officer returns to talk PCR testing for COVID, flu, RSV, and future variants & viruses not yet discovered.

Watch our other episodes with Dr. David Persing here and learn more about molecular testing at Cepheid here.

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0:00 Intro

1:27 What happened to flu (influenza) last year (viral exclusion, innate immune response)

3:20 Nasal vaccines and innate immunity

5:10 How SARS-CoV2 evolves to replicate more efficiently

8:33 Do variants evade PCR testing? Experience with H1N1 flu

12:09 False positives and PCR

14:22 How deep do you need to swab?

15:09 PCR vs. Antigen testing

18:41 Four-In-1 PCR testing: flu component, will flu be back?

20:23 RSV update in kids and adults

23:53 The “FluVid” COVID/Flu A + B/RSV 4-in-1 test

26:21 Future proofing testing for new pandemics

29:33 Will SARS-CoV2 become endemic, and how?

32:25 The role of vaccination, breakthroughs, transmission

34:01 Natural infection and vaccination, how long does it last, boosters

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