White House’s virus-testing guidance turned into a science-by-committee embarrassment
Fresh backlash hit the administration after revised federal COVID-19 testing guidance appeared to have been pushed through political channels instead of the CDC’s normal scientific process. The result was immediate confusion, with public-health experts warning that the new approach would make it harder to identify infections quickly and could let contagious people slip through the cracks.
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White House’s virus-testing guidance turned into a science-by-committee embarrassment
Fresh backlash hit the administration after revised federal COVID-19 testing guidance appeared to have been pushed through political channels instead of the CDC’s normal scientific process. The result was immediate confusion, with public-health experts warning that the new approach would make it harder to identify infections quickly and could let contagious people slip through the cracks.
Fresh backlash hit the administration after revised federal COVID-19 testing guidance appeared to have been pushed through political channels instead of the CDC’s normal scientific process. The result was immediate confusion, with public-health experts warning that the new approach would make it harder to identify infections quickly and could let contagious people slip through the cracks.
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