CDC Develops Single Test for COVID-19 and Both Flu Strains

CDC Develops Single Test for COVID-19 and Both Flu Strains

CDC Develops Single Test for COVID-19 and Both Flu Strains According to CNN, CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield is scheduled to testify Tuesday at a House coronavirus oversight hearing.

Redfield says the agency "has developed a new laboratory test that checks for three viruses at the same time, two types of influenza viruses (A and B) and SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19." Dr. Robert Redfield, via opening statement Dr. Robert Redfield, via opening statement Redfield also said the test will help find co-infections, "which is important for doctors to diagnose and treat people correctly." Others to testify at the hearing include Dr. Anthony Fauci, Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn.