(NPR) Scientists Warn CDC Testing Data Could Create Misleading Picture Of Pandemic

Scientists Warn CDC Testing Data Could Create Misleading Picture Of Pandemic

Kansas National Guard member Roy Manns, from Topeka, Kan., writes down results as he runs samples through an Abbott COVID-19 testing machine at a drive-thru testing site on Wednesday in Dodge City, Kan.



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Scientists Warn CDC Testing Data Could Create Misleading Picture Of Pandemic

The CDC combines results of a test that spots people who are actively infected with another one that looks for antibodies. Scientists say it could create a false picture of the pandemic.