The CDC Is Withdrawing Its Original PCR Test for COVID—Here's Why That's a Good Thing

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  • 3 years ago
Claims that the CDC test couldn't tell the difference between COVID and the flu are flat-out wrong. Here's the real reason the agency is moving away from this highly accurate test.

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