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The states have effectively been going it alone this whole time.
by cultus 7y ago
The states have effectively been going it alone this whole time.
- wlesieutre 7y agoI heard through the grapevine that the feds deliberately put the brakes on UPMC working on their own COVID-19 testing. They've been an active hindrance. EDIT: via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/03/14/covid-19-upmc-testing-coronavirus/stories/202003140044 https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/03/14/covid-19... At 20 patients a day (aiming for 100 by the end of the week) this isn't an industrial scale testing scheme, but given how slow we've been that's still a significant chunk of testing capacity and it would've been great for Pittsburgh to have access to it sooner.
- fma 7y agoAnd yesterday, Trump reiterated that states will be going alone in the future. He's refusing any responsibility to have a coordinated action plan. “Respirators, ventilators, all of the equipment — try getting it yourselves,” https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/try-getting-it-yourselves-trump-tells-governors-seeking-ventilators-in-coronavirus-outbreak/ https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/try-getting...
- Super_Jambo 7y agoCan't suspend elections if it's not a real disaster after all .