Lincoln – Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson said his office sent warning letters to health care providers and other businesses making deceptive or scientifically unsupported claims about their ability to test for COVID-19.

State Epidemiologist Dr. Tom Safranek is concerned that those offering antibody, or serological, tests for COVID-19 are overstating the efficacy of the tests. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration have described the tests as “less than ideal tools.”

“I will aggressively pursue anyone who misrepresents the effectiveness of these tests or seeks to profit from Nebraskans’ uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Peterson warned. “Those making unsubstantiated claims about their products and services are violating Nebraska’s consumer protection statutes and, in the process, endangering the public health.”

– Nebraska AG’s Office