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From my understanding, state and local labs HAVE been able to source them. The CDC has been refusing to authorize them for testing. Univ. of Washington seems t
by SkyPuncher 7y ago
From my understanding, state and local labs HAVE been able to source them. The CDC has been refusing to authorize them for testing.
Univ. of Washington seems to be an outlier as they were able to get approval under an existing research study they have.
- alfiedotwtf 7y ago> The CDC has been refusing to authorize them for testing. This is new to me. Link?
- claudeganon 7y agoSee this reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/health/coronavirus-testing-cdc.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/02/health/coronavirus-testin... https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-03-06/chaos-at-hospitals-due-to-shortage-of-coronavirus-tests https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-03-06/chaos-at-ho...
- chrisco255 7y agoI'm not sure where the lines break down between CDC and FDA, but the policy was changed on February 29th: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-issues-new-policy-help-expedite-availability-diagnostics https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavi...