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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan someone explain this, "..no longer required to send positive tests to the CDC..."?
EDIT: Solved!!! Thanks everyone for the clarification! You completely eased my mind. I knew I could count on this place to have real answers.
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I've searched for clarification, but came up empty. Now, is it just the confirmation that doesn't need to be reported, or is this going to skew the actual count/location of infection? Can't find a damned thing...
https://www.kctv5.com/coronavirus/fifth-person-tests-positive-for-covid--in-missouri/article_91d52004-665e-11ea-9bf1-5371d840852e.html
hlthe2b
(102,234 posts)their procedures and validated their results. Initially, CDC required them to send them to CDC for confirmation. Once a lab has been validated, they no longer have to do so. That is always the case when CDC develops a test for a new organism. As labs show they are able to do so with accuracy, they no longer have to double submit.
I was still half asleep, so I had to read that paragraph 2-3 times. First time I thought it said states didn't have to report cases to the CDC...at all.
Thank you for helping me with my reading comprehension! Oh...and good morning!
hlthe2b
(102,234 posts)dawg day
(7,947 posts)Don't need to send the swabs for verification, just report the results?
Cirque du So-What
(25,932 posts)Running second analyses is a significant bottleneck and unnecessary redundancy.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)They don't need to send tests to CDC anymore for confirmation.