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title: Report False Negatives and False Positives from COVID-19 Testing + Review New Frequently Asked Questions, FDA Updates FAQs about Testing for SARS-CoV-2, and New COVID-19 Antigen Testing Guidance
description: COLA Inc. has extended its partnership with the CDC through the Laboratory Communicators’ Network (LCN) in the Division of Laboratory Systems (DLS) to provide additional updates and resources to our laboratories and affiliates.
---

[CDC Updates](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates)

# [Report False Negatives and False Positives from COVID-19 Testing + Review New Frequently Asked Questions, FDA Updates FAQs about Testing for SARS-CoV-2, and New COVID-19 Antigen Testing Guidance](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/report-false-negatives-and-false-positives-from-covid-19-testing)

 Written by [Center for Disease Control](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/author/center-for-disease-control) | Aug 17, 2020 6:00:19 PM

[View full post](https://blog.cola.org/cdc-updates/report-false-negatives-and-false-positives-from-covid-19-testing)

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