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https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/08-02-2021-lab-alert-Clarifications_about_Retirement_CDC_2019_Novel_Coronavirus_1.html https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/loc

https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/08-02-2021-lab-alert-Clarifications_about_Retirement_CDC_2019_Novel_Coronavirus_1.html https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dls/locs/2021/08-02-2021-lab-alert... From the link: Is CDC retiring the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel because it has produced inaccurate results? No. There are no performance concerns with this test. The CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel is a highly accurate test. It has been used to successfully detect SARS-CoV-2 since February 2020. . . . Does the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel confuse influenza with SARS-CoV-2? No. The CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel does not confuse influenza with SARS-CoV-2. It is a highly accurate test that detects the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 viral genetic material within a patient specimen.

mrfinn 5y ago
You see there's a logical contradiction between the two different posts right?
- TYPE_FASTER 5y ago
  The first post, the lab alert from 7/21/21, withdraws the request for Emergency Use Authorization for the PCR test. The second clarification post explains why, in that the "CDC began distributing the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel to fill a gap. The wide availability of other SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests means that the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel is no longer filling an unmet need."
  - mrfinn 5y ago
    From the first post: "In preparation for this change, CDC recommends clinical laboratories and testing sites that have been using the CDC 2019-nCoV RT-PCR assay select and begin their transition to another FDA-authorized COVID-19 test. CDC encourages laboratories to consider adoption of a multiplexed method that can facilitate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses." TL;DR "Move on from the current PCR test. We encourage laboratories to consider adoption of a method that can facilitate detection and differentiation between SARS-Cov-2 and influenza viruses". It's so clear that at this point I won't add anything more to conversation.
    - TYPE_FASTER 5y ago
      As the CDC points out in the clarification, the PCR test only detects SARS-CoV-2, not influenza: "The CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel does not confuse influenza with SARS-CoV-2." Suggesting that labs use testing methods that can differentiate between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses does not equate to PCR tests not being able to differentiate between the two.
    - pwinnski 5y ago
      I am discontinuing the ingestion of Cherry Vanilla Coke Zero. I will need to begin my transition to another calorie-free carbonated beverage. I have been encouraged to consider adoption of a calorie-free carbonated beverage that quenches my thirst. Am I saying that Cherry Vanilla Coke Zero does not quench my thirst? Because it does. No, the statements above only suggest that when evaluating replacements for Cherry Vanilla Coke Zero, I should choose a replacement that meets all of the same requirements. You are clearly not the only person confused by the language, which is why they published a clarification. I will leave it as an exercise for the reader to determine whether such confusion is natural or should have been anticipated.
- maxerickson 5y ago
  Please explain where on your page it states that the Sars test detects flu at all.

mrfinn 5y ago

You see there's a logical contradiction between the two different posts right?

TYPE_FASTER 5y ago
The first post, the lab alert from 7/21/21, withdraws the request for Emergency Use Authorization for the PCR test. The second clarification post explains why, in that the "CDC began distributing the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCOV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel to fill a gap. The wide availability of other SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests means that the CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel is no longer filling an unmet need."
- mrfinn 5y ago
  From the first post: "In preparation for this change, CDC recommends clinical laboratories and testing sites that have been using the CDC 2019-nCoV RT-PCR assay select and begin their transition to another FDA-authorized COVID-19 test. CDC encourages laboratories to consider adoption of a multiplexed method that can facilitate detection and differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses." TL;DR "Move on from the current PCR test. We encourage laboratories to consider adoption of a method that can facilitate detection and differentiation between SARS-Cov-2 and influenza viruses". It's so clear that at this point I won't add anything more to conversation.
  - TYPE_FASTER 5y ago
    As the CDC points out in the clarification, the PCR test only detects SARS-CoV-2, not influenza: "The CDC 2019-nCoV Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel does not confuse influenza with SARS-CoV-2." Suggesting that labs use testing methods that can differentiate between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses does not equate to PCR tests not being able to differentiate between the two.
  - pwinnski 5y ago
    I am discontinuing the ingestion of Cherry Vanilla Coke Zero. I will need to begin my transition to another calorie-free carbonated beverage. I have been encouraged to consider adoption of a calorie-free carbonated beverage that quenches my thirst. Am I saying that Cherry Vanilla Coke Zero does not quench my thirst? Because it does. No, the statements above only suggest that when evaluating replacements for Cherry Vanilla Coke Zero, I should choose a replacement that meets all of the same requirements. You are clearly not the only person confused by the language, which is why they published a clarification. I will leave it as an exercise for the reader to determine whether such confusion is natural or should have been anticipated.
maxerickson 5y ago
Please explain where on your page it states that the Sars test detects flu at all.