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    Race, Ethnicity Data To Be Required With Coronavirus Tests In U.S.

    The federal government says that as of Aug. 1, all laboratories must include detailed demographic data when reporting test results in order to help fight the pandemic nationally.
    by Rob Stein Jun 04, 2020 2 minutes

    All laboratories will now be required to include detailed demographic data when they report the results of coronavirus tests to the federal government, including the age, sex, race and ethnicity of the person tested, the Trump administration announced Thursday.

    The , which will go into effect Aug. 1, is designed to help provide long-sought, crucial information needed to monitor

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