NE and IA Testing Websites

What you need to know about the new coronavirus testing websites and what happens to the information you enter.

CAUSING A PROFOUNDIMPACT ON ALL OFOUR LIVES.AND WE ARECOMMITTED TO HELPYOU GET THEANSWERS YOU NEEDAS WE TRY TOREBOUND FROM THISPANDEMIC.OUR NEW SERIES OFREPORTS WILL HELPUS NAVIGATE THESEUNCERTAIN TIMES.TODAY WE LOOK ATNEBRASKA'S ANDIOWA'S NEWASSESSMENT -- TESTNEBRASKA AND TESTIOWA.BOTH GOVERNORSSAY IT'S THE FIRSTSTEP IN GETTINGWIDESPREAD TESTINGTO EACH STATE.REPORTER RUTAULCINAITE HAS MOREIN TODAY'S "THEREBOUND-HEARTLAND".STANDUP "BOTHNEBRASKA AND IOWAROLLED OUT THEIRNEW TESTINGWEBSITES TUESDAY.BUT DO PEOPLEACTUALLY KNOWABOUT THEM?

ORKNOW WHAT THE DATADOES?

WE HIT THESTREETS OFDOWNTOWN OMAHATO FOUND OUT." KARISMITH "I HAVEN'THEARD ANYTHINGUNTIL MY DAUGHTERHAD SAIDSOMETHING."ANYTHING INVOLVINGGIVING OUTPERSONALINFORMATION WILLLEAVE PEOPLE WITHQUESTIONS."I DON'T LIKE THEGOVERNMENT NOSINGAROUND IN MYBUSINESS THAT'S MYPERSONAL OPINION."BUT MANY, LIKE KARIAND LARRY SMITHFROM OMAHA, AREWILLING TO GIVE IT ATRY.LARRY SMITH "AND I'DBE WILLING TO DOANYTHING, FILL OUTANYTHING, JUST TOGET THE ECONOMYGOING AGAIN." SO WETIMED THEM AS THEYFILLED OUT THEQUESTIONAIRE TOSEE HOW LONG ITWOULD TAKE.NAT "AND WHAT ISYOUR WEIGHT INPOUNDS?

THIS OFCOURSE EVERYONEWILL LIE A LITTLEABOUT." THEYANSWEREDQUESTIONS ABOUTSYMPTOMS...NAT "HAVE YOU BEENAROUND SOMEONEWHO HA TESTEDPOSITIVE IN THE LASTTWO WEEKS?

NO IHAVE NOT." ...ANDFOUND THAT IT DIDN'TTAKE LONG AT ALL."5 MINUTES." "OHTHAT'S NOTTERRIBLE." "SOWHAT'D YOU THINK?""THERE WAS NOTHINGINVASIVE." "NO THEREWAS NOTHINGINVASIVE IN THAT."THE TEST NEBRASKAAND TEST IOWAWEBSITES WEREMADE INPARTNERSHIP WITHMULTIPLE HEALTH ANDDATA COMPANIES,INCLUDING DOMOBASED OUT OF UTAH.RICKETTS "DOMO WILLBE PUTTINGTOGETHER A TESTINGPROGRAM FOR USTHAT WILL SET UP ALAB HERE INNEBRASKA THAT WILLINCREASE THEAMOUNT OF TESTS WECAN DO BY ABOUT3,000 A DAY." JOSHJAMES - FOUNDER &CEO, DOMO "SO WHATWE DO IS WE TAKE ALLTHA TINFORMATIONAND PRESENT IT TOTHE GOVERNOR ORTHE LEADERSHIP OFTHE STATE, SO THATTHEY CANUNDERSTAND WHERETHE HOTSPOTS ARE,UNDERSTAND HOW TOBUILD UP TESTING,WHICH REAGIONSNEED IT THE MOSTAND MOSTIMPORTATLY HOW WECAN GET BACK TOWORK." THEYHOPE IN A FEW WEEKSTO GET TO 3,000TESTS A DAY IN THEHOTSPOTS THAT THEDATA COLLECTS.IT ALSO HELPS THEAREAS THAT DON'THAVE MANY CASESOPEN BACK UP."AGAIN, THINK ABOUTIT.RIGHT NOW WE'VEQUARANTINED THEENTIRE STATE.WHAT WE WANT TOSHIFT TO OVER TIMEIS REALLY FOCUSINGON THOSE PEOPELWHO ARE DIRECTLYIMPACTED." ANDTHAT'S SOMETHINGLOCAL RESIDENTSCAN GET BEHIND.KARI SMITH "BUT WENEED TO GET BACK TONORMAL LIFE." NOMATTER WHAT THEIRPERSONAL THOUGHTSARE ON THE VIRUS.NAT "PROBABLY ABETTER CHANCE OFBEING STUCK BYLIGHTNING THANGETTING THIS SO."REPORTING INOMAHA, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.DOMO SAYS THEYPERSONALLY DO NOTHAVE ACCESS TO THEDATA ONLY HEALTHOFFICIALS AND THEGOVERNORS DO ANDTHAT THE DATACOLLECTINGPROCESS IS FULLYHIPAA COMPLIANT.YOU CAN DO YOURPART BY GOING TOTEST NEBRASKA ORTEST IOWA DOT COMTO FILL OUT THEQUESTIONNAIRE.