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Please, not this misinformation and fake news on HN too. There's enough of it on Facebook and right wing circles.
by belltaco 5y ago
Please, not this misinformation and fake news on HN too. There's enough of it on Facebook and right wing circles.
- chana_masala 5y agoHow? That's what the linked CDC page says.
- microtherion 5y agoNo, it's not. What the page says is that ONE PCR test (the oldest one) is being phased out. If you look at the page of tests still authorised, you'll see lots of PCR tests: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-emergency-use-authorizations-medical-devices/in-vitro-diagnostics-euas-molecular-diagnostic-tests-sars-cov-2 https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-disease-2019... And the page says nothing about the now-withdrawn test being unable to differentiate between Covid and Influenza (which is not true). It encourages the development of tests that test for BOTH (since the patient is being tested anyway), but points out that those results must be reported separately.