nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 670N|||CDC Test Came With Inconsistent Instructions And Cost The U.S. Weeks In Its Pandemic Response||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||An internal report obtained by NPR shows the CDC’s early coronavirus test kits were poorly designed and that the instructions sent to labs to run the test were problematic.

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The CDC’s early coronavirus test was poorly designed and it also came with problematic instructions, NPR has learned.

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