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

Health Magazine 2021-08-10

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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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