2022.05.04

COVID Set Off a Boom in Diagnostics

The pandemic accelerated the development of cutting-edge PCR tests—and made the need for them urgent

WILLY SSENGOOBA, shown here in Kampala, Uganda, in January 2022, set up COVID testing at Uganda’s borders. /

WILLY SSENGOOBA, shown here in Kampala, Uganda, in January 2022, set up COVID testing at Uganda’s borders. /

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