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Federal health officials told Congress that COVID-19 was spreading, that the public-health threat was serious, and that the country was still working through the mechanics of testing. That mattered because the administration’s political line had been built around reassurance, and the actual system was still too slow, too narrow, and too confusing to support it.
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Federal health officials told Congress that COVID-19 was spreading, that the public-health threat was serious, and that the country was still working through the mechanics of testing. That mattered because the administration’s political line had been built around reassurance, and the actual system was still too slow, too narrow, and too confusing to support it.
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Federal health officials told Congress that COVID-19 was spreading, that the public-health threat was serious, and that the country was still working through the mechanics of testing. That mattered because the administration’s political line had been built around reassurance, and the actual system was still too slow, too narrow, and too confusing to support it.
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