Posted on 04/11/2020 6:20:24 AM PDT by gattaca
The Trump administration is pulling back federal support of testing sites by the end of the week, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, amid ongoing concerns over testing shortages nationwide.
The so-called Community-Based Testing Sites program was intended to jumpstart initial testing capabilities to critical areas across the US, according to the agency. But given FDA approval for individuals to self-administer nasal swab tests at sites, the demand for personal protective equipment and trained health care providers will be reduced, a FEMA spokesperson said in a statement.
The move has received mixed reactions. While some localities may need federal support, others have already moved toward managing their own sites. "The federal involvement was they provided the test kits. As of last week, they were no longer involved and left all of the test kits to use as we deemed appropriate," Georgia's Department of Public Health said in a statement, noting that the state has been managing two of these sites.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Private testing needs be opened.
Citizen reporters do what the media won't! (empty hospitals)
Really? There are healthcare workers down here that STILL can’t get N95 masks! Tests? What tests?
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