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VIDEO: What the U.S. is Doing About its Testing Swab Shortage
By: Sacha Pfeiffer | Meg Anderson | NPR
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To contain the coronavirus, the U.S. needs to be able to test a lot of people. But we’re facing a shortage of a key ingredient: the swab. Here’s why these swabs are so hard to source.