Report Finds Internal Process Issues That Led to the Failure of CDC’s First COVID-19 Test Kit

Report Finds Internal Process Issues That Led to the Failure of CDC’s First COVID-19 Test Kit

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initial COVID-19 test kit failure. After researchers in China posted the genome sequence for COVID-19, CDC began the creation of a test kit on January 10th, 2020. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued… (McClurg, October 31, 2023) #COVID-19