COVID-19 Testing, Explained (w/Dr. David Persing)

How will we distinguish COVID-19 from flu and RSV in the winter? What's the future of rapid testing? Dr. David Persing is the CMO/CTO of Cepheid and we go DEEP in this interview. In this episode we discuss rapid PCR testing for COVID-19, influenza A and B, and RSV, as well as testing for yet-undiscovered future outbreaks like SARS-CoV3 and avian flu. We touch on rapid saliva antigen testing, why the turnaround times have been so long, what went wrong with the country's early testing for coronavirus, and much more. Transcript, video, links, and more at https://zdoggmd.com/ In this episode we discuss rapid PCR testing for COVID-19, influenza A and B, and RSV, as well as testing for yet-undiscovered future outbreaks likes SARS-CoV3 and avian flu. We touch on rapid saliva antigen testing, why the turnaround times have been so long, what went wrong with the country's early testing for coronavirus, and much more. #coronavirustesting #influenza #winteriscoming Your support makes what we do possible! Join the SuperPac and get exclusive content, live discussions, and other crazy perks: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/zdoggmd/join Facebook: http://facebook.com/becomesupporter/zdoggmd Patreon: http://patreon.com/zdoggmd PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/zdoggmd Merch! https://supportertribe4lyfe.com/ (Facebook and YouTube supporters get 25% off) Website: https://ZDoggMD.com Podcast: https://ZDoggMD.com/podcasts Facebook: http://facebook.com/zdoggmd Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gD8_D1 Twitter: http://twitter.com/zdoggmd Instagram: http://instagram.com/zdoggmd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices