Claim: CDC document confirms that SARS-CoV-2 has never been isolated.
Fact-check: CDC has not said SARS-CoV-2 has never been isolated - Full Fact
Verdict: this is wrong. the document was talking about a process used to understand the 'lower limit of detection' during the creation of pcr tests. sars-cov-2 has been isolated many times.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-09-29T00:00:00