Thanks for the link. So federal regulators (not Trump) told researchers not to test samples from a research study without the patients' permission? Seems reas

Thanks for the link. So federal regulators (not Trump) told researchers not to test samples from a research study without the patients' permission? Seems reasonable to me. They should have gotten permission from the participants instead of asking regulators to waive patient privacy. > as part of a research project into the flu, she and a team of researchers had been collecting nasal swabs from residents experiencing symptoms throughout the Puget Sound region. > To repurpose the tests for monitoring the coronavirus, they would need the support of state and federal officials. But nearly everywhere Dr. Chu turned, officials repeatedly rejected the idea, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-delays.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-de...