The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday that it’s remaking parts of coronavirus test kits because some produced inconclusive test results.
As a result, the CDC is remaking parts of the test kits after some produced inconclusive test results.The kits were sent to the states to speed up the testing process, the CDC's Nancy Messonnier told reporters Wednesday. The states found out the flaw during the verification process. For quality control, when states get any test kit, they first verify that it works.
m-infographic--7347515604 { float: left; margin-right: 15px; } } State labs that have been successful in verifying that the kit works can continue with the testing. Those that haven't been successful have to wait for the CDC to ship out the replacement components. The CDC did not confirm how many states were affected or when they'll receive the replacement components."We have multiple levels of quality control to detect issues just like this one," Messonnier said.
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