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CDC Retracts PCR Test

24 points| URfejk | 4 years ago |cdc.gov

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[+] JorgeGT|4 years ago|reply

Note that they are retiring the specific "CDC 2019-Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel" that was under emergency use authorization. They are recomending instead that labs use approved commercial tests: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-disease-2019...

[+] detaro|4 years ago|reply

and retiring it end of the year, not in any urgent manner.