Artificial intelligence (AI) has been fundamental to the development of Novavax's Covid-Influenza Combination (CIC) vaccine, reflecting a wider industry trend for increased usage of AI in clinical trial design, according to a report on .
putting a strain on testing capabilities, the long lines in public, it is a multi-faceted failure and there s plenty of blame to go around. a recent fda test required that a molecular test were causing false negative results in late december. the test was modified, but the damage had been done. there was a recent new york times report that revealed cdc tests were not only contaminated, but also poorly designed back in early 2020 at the start of the pandemic. and then there s reporting from vanity fair that back in the fall, the biden administration rejected a proposal to ramp up access to free testing ahead of the holidays, because the white house wanted to focus instead on vaccinations. look, i just cannot believe that almost two years into this pandemic and two administrations in, the richest nation in the history of the world still hasn t nailed down something as basic and as crucial as testing. joining us now is dr. celine gounder, epidemiologist and infectious disease analyst