CDC admits to giving misleading COVID-19 testing data. Several states have been making the same mistake.

[pipedreams]

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admitted that it is combining viral and antibody tests when reporting its overall testing totals, a decision which scientists say paints an inaccurate picture of the state of the pandemic in America.

The test mix was first reported by NPR's WRLN station in Miami after a nationwide analysis found major discrepancies between state reports on testing and CDC reports."

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/05/cdc-and-states-are-misreporting-covid-19-test-data-pennsylvania-georgia-texas/611935/

https://www.theblaze.com/news/cdc-misleading-covid-testing-data?utm_source=theblaze-breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200522Trending-CDCMiscategorize&utm_term=ACTIVE LIST - TheBlaze Breaking News

[janice6]

3 hours ago, pipedreams said:

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admitted that it is combining viral and antibody tests when reporting its overall testing totals, a decision which scientists say paints an inaccurate picture of the state of the pandemic in America.

The test mix was first reported by NPR's WRLN station in Miami after a nationwide analysis found major discrepancies between state reports on testing and CDC reports."

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/05/cdc-and-states-are-misreporting-covid-19-test-data-pennsylvania-georgia-texas/611935/

https://www.theblaze.com/news/cdc-misleading-covid-testing-data?utm_source=theblaze-breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20200522Trending-CDCMiscategorize&utm_term=ACTIVE LIST - TheBlaze Breaking News

Although politicians like it, bad data is just crap!

[PPQer]

I don't think it's a mistake.

[janice6]

1 hour ago, PPQer said:

I don't think it's a mistake.

It can't be a mistake.  There is federal money involved.

Edited May 24, 2020 by janice6