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Why does CDC's RT-PCR protocol for Covid-19 use the N gene, but the Charite one the E gene and RdRp?
The Charite protocol mentioned among other things that
Of note, the N gene assay also performed well but was not subjected to intensive further validation because it was slightly less sensitive.
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What is the delay in ILINet case reporting?
In the "Opening Up America Again" White House presentation they showed this graph
How up-to-date is that precipitous drop though we can see there?
I found the relevant CDC page (there's a similar ...
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Why does the CDC say there are an order of magnitude more COVID-19 deaths than COVID-19+Pneumonia?
The CDC has a webpage that lists "Table 1. Deaths involving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and pneumonia reported to NCHS by week ending date, United States. Week ending 2/1/2020 to 4/4/2020.*" ...
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