Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding the Administration’s Purchase of 150 Million Rapid COVID-19 Tests

whitehouse.gov ^ | August 27, 2020 | White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany

[ransomnote]

Today, the Trump Administration is pleased to announce the purchase and production of 150 million rapid tests to be distributed across the country. In March, President Donald J. Trump called for the development of a low cost, reliable point-of-care test. To deliver on this promise, the Administration has partnered with Abbott Laboratories to produce inexpensive and easy-to-use Abbott BinaxNOW tests. This is a major development that will help save more lives by further protecting America’s most vulnerable and allow our country to remain open, get Americans back to work, and get kids back to school.

Under President Trump’s leadership, the United States is leading the world in testing and the development of a wide range of reliable tests.

This announcement is made in coordination with the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization for this new type of antigen test in which results can be read directly from the testing card. Made in America, for Americans, these new tests exemplify President Trump’s whole-of-America approach, which harnesses industry and innovation to ensure America leads the world in combating COVID-19.

Through Operation Warp Speed and in partnership with Abbott Laboratories, final production will be scaled to an unprecedented 50 million tests monthly.

[A Navy Vet]

I’ve seen the commercials already from Abbot’s new personal testing with quick results (2 minutes or so). Don’t know the cost as yet. However, this a huge step for individual testing. Yet, Pres. Trump isn’t doing anything against Covid according to the Dem/Socs.

[Jeff Chandler]

Great. They will know within minutes if they should put the patient on an HCQ/zinc cocktail.

[A Navy Vet]

If this Abbot testing turns our to be as effective as they claim, this is another game changer for this horrid virus.

[A Navy Vet]

"Today, the Trump Administration is pleased to announce the purchase and production of 150 million rapid tests to be distributed across the country. In March, President Donald J. Trump called for the development of a low cost, reliable point-of-care test. To deliver on this promise, the Administration has partnered with Abbott Laboratories to produce inexpensive and easy-to-use Abbott BinaxNOW tests. This is a major development that will help save more lives by further protecting America’s most vulnerable and allow our country to remain open, get Americans back to work, and get kids back to school.

Yet, the Dem/Socs say Trump is doing nothing. He has since day one back in January. What these dumbasses don't comprehend, their Governors and Mayors have shut down the country - not Trump. Sheesh!

[libertylover]

Prediction: One person in 10,000,000 will have some kind of adverse reaction to the test and the Democrats and press will say how “irresponsible” Trump was to rush this testing.

[Mastador1]

I don’t know what a big deal it will end up being this late in the game. I do know that when I saw my Doc, in person that was a shocker, he told me that they were only testing those that they suspected were infected because of the expense and I’m considered in the high risk group. Didn’t break my heart.

[bitt]

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