May 15, 2020

Everything we didn’t buy this spring

The drop in retail sales for April was deeper than forecasted. Sean Rayford/Getty Images

A 16% drop in retail sales for April. Federal regulators have raised a question about the accuracy of a new COVID-19 test. Data that one vaccine from Oxford is working in monkeys. How farmers in the Northwest are doing.

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COVID-19

FDA issues alert about accuracy of Abbott rapid COVID-19 test

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder

May 15, 2020

The concern is that it could be returning false negative results.

For now, negative results from the Abbott test should be confirmed with another more sensitive test.

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COVID-19

Northwest growers grapple with COVID-19 as spring harvests start to come in

by Anna King

May 15, 2020

Workers can stay distanced in the fields, but they work in close quarters in areas where the harvest is processed.

Jim Middleton farms asparagus north of Pasco, Wash. He says he’s worried about keeping his workers healthy, especially ones in tighter quarters in his operation’s vegetable packing shed.

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The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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