testing

  • The CDC Is Screwing Up How The U.S. Counts Covid-19 Testing Numbers

    The CDC Is Screwing Up How The U.S. Counts Covid-19 Testing Numbers

    The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, along with several U.S. states, are muddling the statistics on covid-19 testing, according to reporting from The Atlantic and other media outlets. They have combined the results of two different types of tests in their tallies released to the public, only one of which is used to confirm…


  • New Rapid Coronavirus Tests Could Scale Up U.S. Testing

    New Rapid Coronavirus Tests Could Scale Up U.S. Testing

    Scientists across the U.S. are developing new tests meant to detect whether someone is infected by the novel coronavirus in much less time than conventional tests now available—from five hours to as short as five minutes. But these newer tests still present familiar challenges, namely whether they’ll be accurate or accessible enough.