What everyone needs to know about omicron, kids and Covid-19 testing from 20-Minute Health Talk

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

20 minutes Posted Jan 20, 2022 at 4:30 pm.

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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

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