Ben and Nate discuss interesting new testing procedures, as well as a new FDA authorization for pooled testing. Does it go far enough?

A big news and science roundup including neonatal transmission, Vietnam’s new outbreak, and another encouraging baby step for Moderna’s vaccine.

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Articles and studies cited on the show

• FEMA head: ‘We have a ways to go’ on having enough PPE
• The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to end the pandemic
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Authorizes First Diagnostic Test for Screening of People Without Known or Suspected COVID-19 Infection
• Mysterious Coronavirus Outbreak Catches Vietnam by Surprise
• Outcomes of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Recently Recovered From COVID-19
• Primate study suggests mRNA vaccine effective in fending off SARS-CoV-2
• Neonatal management and outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observation cohort study