Thread by @littllemel, Busted!CDC’s failed coronavirus tests were tainted with coronavirus, feds confirm

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CDC’s failed coronavirus tests were tainted with coronavirus, feds confirm | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/cdcs-failed-coronavirus-tests-were-tainted-with-coronavirus-feds-confirm/

CDC’s failed coronavirus tests were tainted with coronavirus, feds confirm

A federal investigation found CDC researchers not following protocol.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/cdcs-failed-coronavirus-tests-were-tainted-with-coronavirus-feds-confirm/

Thread of Prior articles from March on tainted test kits...

Scoop: Lab for coronavirus test kits may have been contaminated (March 1)

H/t 8kun https://www.axios.com/cdc-lab-coronavirus-contaminated-6dc9726d-dea3-423f-b5ad-eb7b1e44c2e2.html

CDC lab for coronavirus test kits may have been contaminated

The Trump administration has ordered an independent investigation of the lab.

https://www.axios.com/cdc-lab-coronavirus-contaminated-6dc9726d-dea3-423f-b5ad-eb7b1e44c2e2.html

Coronavirus test kits could be contaminated after FDA scientist found 'alarming' impurities in the lab where they were made as CDC officials launch investigation into 'defects' there (March 2) https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-test-kits-have-been-contaminated-with-coronavirus-says-report

Coronavirus Test Kits Have Been Contaminated With Coronavirus, Says Report

Delivery of key parts of the kit, which were being sent to Britain, has been delayed after traces of the virus were found on them.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-test-kits-have-been-contaminated-with-coronavirus-says-report

Coronavirus Test Kits Have Been Contaminated With Coronavirus, Says Report (March 31) https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-test-kits-have-been-contaminated-with-coronavirus-says-report

Coronavirus Test Kits Have Been Contaminated With Coronavirus, Says Report

Delivery of key parts of the kit, which were being sent to Britain, has been delayed after traces of the virus were found on them.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-test-kits-have-been-contaminated-with-coronavirus-says-report

articles on fake/flawed test kits
Some coronavirus test kits shipped around US are flawed, CDC claims (Feb 13) https://nypost.com/2020/02/13/some-coronavirus-test-kits-shipped-around-us-are-flawed-cdc-claims/

Some coronavirus test kits shipped around US are flawed, CDC claims

Some of the coronavirus testing kits distributed to state labs around the US do not work properly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

https://nypost.com/2020/02/13/some-coronavirus-test-kits-shipped-around-us-are-flawed-cdc-claims/

Fake coronavirus test kits seized at LAX (March 14) https://ktla.com/news/local-news/fake-coronavirus-test-kits-seized-at-lax/

Fake coronavirus test kits seized at LAX

Officers seized counterfeit coronavirus test kits at Los Angeles International Airport, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Saturday. A package arrived at LAX from the United Kingdom and was la…

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/fake-coronavirus-test-kits-seized-at-lax/

China launches investigation into company behind faulty coronavirus test kits sold to Spain (March 27) https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-launches-investigation-into-bioeasy-maker-of-faulty-coronavirus-test-kits-sold-to-spain

China launches investigation into company behind faulty coronavirus test kits sold to Spain

A Chinese government regulatory group announced Friday that it is investigating Shenzhen Bioeasy Biotechnology, the company accused of selling faulty coronavirus kits at marked-up prices to countri...

https://www.foxnews.com/world/china-launches-investigation-into-bioeasy-maker-of-faulty-coronavirus-test-kits-sold-to-spain

Pence says faulty CDC coronavirus test kits were fixed in early February (April 19) https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/19/pence-says-faulty-cdc-coronavirus-test-kits-were-fixed-in-early-february.html

Pence says faulty CDC coronavirus test kits were fixed in early February

On Saturday, The Washington Post reported that the CDC's coronavirus testing kits were delayed due to "a glaring scientific breakdown" at the agency's central lab.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/19/pence-says-faulty-cdc-coronavirus-test-kits-were-fixed-in-early-february.html

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