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Making coronavirus testing easy, accurate and fast is critical to ending the pandemic – the US response is falling far short

  • Written by Zoë McLaren, Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Making coronavirus testing easy, accurate and fast is critical to ending the pandemic – the US response is falling far shortThere are functional tests for coronavirus, but not enough of them are being done. AP Photo/Paul Sancya

For many people in the U.S., getting tested for COVID-19 is a struggle. In Arizona, testing sites have seen lines of hundreds of cars stretching over a mile. In Texas and Florida, some people were waiting for five hours for free testing.

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