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Obama admin shut down H1N1 testing, complicating Biden's attacks on Trump's coronavirus screening
Fox News ^ | July 09 2020 | Gregg Re

Posted on 07/09/2020 4:46:13 AM PDT by knighthawk

Joe Biden is stepping up his attacks on the Trump administration's coronavirus testing management, saying Wednesday that "the crisis in Arizona is the direct result of Donald Trump's failure to lead and his desire to 'slow the testing down,' and Americans are suffering the consequences."

Biden specifically called for the White House to "immediately resume operating federally-managed community-based testing around the country and establish multiple sites in Arizona." And, in recent weeks, Biden has demanded that Trump "speed up the testing" nationwide, saying Trump has been "putting politics ahead of the safety and economic well-being of the American people."

During the 2009 swine flu epidemic, however, the Obama administration suddenly told states to shut down their testing, without providing much in the way of explanation.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biden; h1n1; h1n1testing; obama; trump

1 posted on 07/09/2020 4:46:13 AM PDT by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

“The rationale given for the CDC guidance to forego testing and tracking individual cases was: why waste resources testing for H1N1 flu when the government has already confirmed there’s an epidemic?”

The hateful hypocrisy of the Left is simply breathtaking.

I hope the Administration makes this information widely available to the population.


2 posted on 07/09/2020 5:02:21 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: billyboy15

Obamo could do no wrong.


3 posted on 07/09/2020 6:26:23 AM PDT by kickstart ("A gun is a tool. It is only as good or as bad as the man who uses it" . Alan Ladd in 'Shane')
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To: Bob Ireland

BUMP. Relevant per debate last nite.


4 posted on 10/23/2020 6:46:36 PM PDT by smileyface ("The illuminati's whole philosophy demands the use, abuse, sacrifice and consumption of children.")
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