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    Early CDC Coronavirus Test Came With Inconsistent Instructions And Cost The U.S. Weeks

    An internal CDC report obtained by NPR shows the CDC's original coronavirus test kits didn't just have a fundamental design flaw, but instructions sent to labs to run the test were problematic, too.
    by Dina Temple-Raston May 21, 2021 2 minutes
    The CDC's early coronavirus test was poorly designed, and it also came with problematic instructions, NPR has learned.

    A flawed coronavirus test distributed by government scientists early in the pandemic was poorly designed and came with erroneous instructions that made it doubly difficult for labs to rely on the test's results, new records show. The shortcomings of the test kits cost the nation precious weeks as officials sought

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