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url = https://www.npr.org/tags/804916759/covid-19 analysed @ 2021-05-22 00:08 UTC

The CDC's early coronavirus test was poorly designed, and it also came with problematic instructions, NPR has learned. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images hide caption
Early CDC Coronavirus Test Came With Inconsistent Instructions And Cost The U.S. Weeks

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May 21, 2021 • 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.