Can someone explain this, "..no longer required to send positive tests to the CDC..."?

EDIT: Solved!!! Thanks everyone for the clarification! You completely eased my mind. I knew I could count on this place to have real answers.

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I've searched for clarification, but came up empty. Now, is it just the confirmation that doesn't need to be reported, or is this going to skew the actual count/location of infection? Can't find a damned thing...

Also of note, according to the release: “As of today, the state laboratory is no longer required to send positive tests to the CDC for confirmation. Results from tests conducted at the state laboratory are considered final, including results for this case today.”

https://www.kctv5.com/coronavirus/fifth-person-tests-positive-for-covid--in-missouri/article_91d52004-665e-11ea-9bf1-5371d840852e.html

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Can someone explain this, "..no longer required to send positive tests to the CDC..."? (Original post)	ZenDem	Mar 2020	OP
It means CDC has provided the state labs (and now some commercial labs) with the test and inspected	hlthe2b	Mar 2020	#1
Thank you!	ZenDem	Mar 2020	#6
Back at ya!	hlthe2b	Mar 2020	#7
Maybe they mean the literal samples	dawg day	Mar 2020	#2
That's how it sounds to me	Cirque du So-What	Mar 2020	#4
it means state laboratories will do the tests, and the results will be considered official.	LisaL	Mar 2020	#3
Well they can't skew the numbers now	Historic NY	Mar 2020	#5

Response to ZenDem (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:52 AM

hlthe2b (97,039 posts)

1. It means CDC has provided the state labs (and now some commercial labs) with the test and inspected

their procedures and validated their results. Initially, CDC required them to send them to CDC for confirmation. Once a lab has been validated, they no longer have to do so. That is always the case when CDC develops a test for a new organism. As labs show they are able to do so with accuracy, they no longer have to double submit.

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Response to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 15, 2020, 08:01 AM

ZenDem (429 posts)

6. Thank you!

I was still half asleep, so I had to read that paragraph 2-3 times. First time I thought it said states didn't have to report cases to the CDC...at all.

Thank you for helping me with my reading comprehension! Oh...and good morning!