Latest Breaking News On - Erin graf - Page 1 : comparemela.com

The Pandemic Broke the Flu Katherine J. Wu Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. In November, as fall was fading, Matt Binnicker began to hunker down for a hard winter. The coronavirus had already infected an estimated 13 million people nationwide, and his team at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, was now peering over the precipice of flu season, when every coughing, feverish patient would need not one diagnostic test, but two. Determined to stay one step ahead, Binnicker’s lab had worked furiously to develop its own influenza test in order to amp up capacity. On December 1, the team began screening all patients with respiratory symptoms for both viruses.

United statesMayo clinic in rochesterDavid wentworthErin grafVanessa sabaHelen chuStacey schultzMatt binnickerShweta bansalIbukun akinboyoSeema lakdawalaFlorian krammerWorld health organizationIcahn school of medicine at mount sinaiGeorgetown universityUniversity of washington