COVID-19 Testing: From the early blunders to looking forward

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews

Testing for the SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 is the main topic of many newscasts, opinion shows, States and their Governors and the daily briefing by the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

In this video, I look at the early errors made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), how accurate COVID-19 testing is, specimen sources and immunity and the much anticipated antibody testing.

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