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The US is depending on tests that can tell if you've ever had the coronavirus to help reopen the economy. But millions are flooding the market and we don't know how accurate they really are.

A health worker in protective gear takes a blood sample from a woman to test for the coronavirus on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.Companies are flooding the US healthcare system with millions of tests that are designed to detect whether you've ever had theBut concerns are emerging that some of the tests are rushed and inaccurate, and that they're being improperly marketed.

Large rollouts of the kits, in tandem with contract tracing and other surveillance, could help officials with decisions about reopening the economy, according to the World Health Organization. Once communities have been widely infected, movement restrictions and closures become less necessary. Some are claiming their tests are FDA-approved, which isn't the case, according to the FDA. Most of the tests come from China, according to a recent

They can also mistake antibodies in the blood that fight against other coronaviruses, some of which cause the common cold, for novel coronavirus antibodies, according to Matthew Harrison, a managing director in biotechnology research for Morgan Stanley.

 

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