The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases: The FDA's strict guidance on test confirmations is one of several obstacles that has slowed the federal government's response to COVID-19. The FDA could change its rules to speed things up, but hasn't

The FDA Is Forcing the CDC to Waste Time Double Testing Some Coronavirus Cases: The FDA's strict guidance on test confirmations is one of several obstacles that has slowed the federal government's response to COVID-19. Because of the requirement that the CDC rerun tests conducted by public health labs, as of two weeks ago the CDC's website was lagging in its tally because it was only reporting confirmed cases. The FDA initially required private labs to copy the CDC's test design and have the agency review their tests before allowing them to begin testing. [Extracted from the article]