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CDC Did Not Send Out COVID-Tainted Tests

Suzy WoltmannSuzy Woltmann
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17th July 2020
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11:00 pm
29th March 2021
CDC Did Not Send Out COVID-Tainted Tests
The CDC sent out some contaminated tests (Getty Images).

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Users posted the claim in mid-July 2020. They say that COVID-19 test kits contain the virus, which means that getting tested might actually infect people.

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