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Wastewater Providing Clues to Pandemic Hot Spots

We'll flush out how wastewater can provide solid data about the pandemic.

Aired 05/31/2022 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Wastewater Providing Clues to Pandemic Hot Spots

Clip: 5/31/2022 | 7m 42sVideo has Closed Captions

We'll flush out how wastewater can provide solid data about the pandemic.

The loss of federal funding has led to the closure of COVID testing sites throughout Illinois, and the nation. Milder symptoms for those who are vaccinated and increased use of at-home rapid tests, which people rarely report to health authorities, means accurate COVID-19 data is increasingly hard to come by.

Aired 05/31/2022 | Rating NR

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