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They are allowing the testing to be done in the local labs
Posted on: March 4, 2020 at 15:48:34 CT
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and using independently developed tests for the virus without having only FDA approved tests as the Obama administration had mandated:
https://tinyurl.com/u3bzfb6
‘The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing, and we undid that decision a few days ago so that the testing can take place at a much more accurate and rapid fashion. That was a decision we disagreed with. I don’t think we would have made it, but for some reason it was made. But we’ve undone that decision.’
According to the New York Times, Trump was referring to a regulation that limited the ability of laboratories run by states, universities and private companies to conduct screenings not approved by the FDA. Now, those labs are allowed to use tests they independently developed.
Trump, who has been in office for more than three years, did not explain why the rule had not been changed sooner.
“It’s really very, very important,” CDC director Robert Redfield said at the White House event. “It’s what’s changed the availability of testing overnight.”
Here’s Vice President Mike Pence’s explanation:
https://tinyurl.com/u3bzfb6
‘The Obama administration made a decision on testing that turned out to be very detrimental to what we’re doing, and we undid that decision a few days ago so that the testing can take place at a much more accurate and rapid fashion. That was a decision we disagreed with. I don’t think we would have made it, but for some reason it was made. But we’ve undone that decision.’
According to the New York Times, Trump was referring to a regulation that limited the ability of laboratories run by states, universities and private companies to conduct screenings not approved by the FDA. Now, those labs are allowed to use tests they independently developed.
Trump, who has been in office for more than three years, did not explain why the rule had not been changed sooner.
“It’s really very, very important,” CDC director Robert Redfield said at the White House event. “It’s what’s changed the availability of testing overnight.”
Here’s Vice President Mike Pence’s explanation:
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They are allowing the testing to be done in the local labs - JeffB MU - 3/4 15:48:34