What everyone needs to know about omicron, kids and Covid-19 testing

Charles Schleien, MD, describes the effect the omicron variant has had on children amid the recent surge of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. In addition, Dwayne Breining, MD, joins the podcast to answer common questions about Covid-19 testing. Meet the experts: Dr. Schleien is senior vice president and chair of pediatric services at Northwell Health and chair of pediatrics at the Barbara & Donald Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Dr. Breining is executive director of Northwell Health Labs and Pathology Chapters: 00:38 - Covid-19 antigen test vs PCR test 02:47 - What to do if exposed to Covid-19 03:58 - Testing for variants 04:32 - Using a Covid-19 at home test 05:00 - False negative rapid covid test 05:50 - Covid-19 at home test recommendations 06:21 - Omicron's impact on testing 07:41 - How omicron impacts kids 10:01 - Hospitalizations 11:10 - Omicron on Long Island 13:24 - Pediatric vaccination rates 15:28 - Kids and long covid 16:51 - Protective measures for kids, families