Understanding Silent Spreaders

Prognosis: Losing it - A podcast by Bloomberg

A top World Health Organization official sparked a controversy earlier this week when she said cases of asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19 spreading the virus are "very rare.” She later clarified her remarks. That provided a moment to explore the debate over so-called silent spreaders -- people who don't get sick after they're infected with the virus -- and their role in its transmission.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.