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COVID-19 testing — why do false negatives happen?
From the very beginning, testing for COVID-19 was one of the most essential - and challenging - aspects of controlling the spread of the disease. Even after the swab is taken and the results are in, they can't always be trusted. Why?
- Date 07.01.2021
- Duration 05:24 mins.
- Author Conor Dillon, Gabriel Borrud
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- Related Subjects Coronavirus
- Keywords coronavirus, COVID-19, false negatives, test, diagnostics, Harvard University
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