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May 21

First reported in The Atlantic, the CDC has been combining the results of antibody tests together with the results of diagnostic tests in reporting their numbers of those who’ve been tested in in total in…

May 15

After being hailed by President Trump and used in the White House to test staff and visitors, a study casting doubt on the effectiveness of the Abbott ID Now COVID-19 rapid test — arguing it…

May 26

“Lack of Transparency, Conflicts of Interest Surround Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” Vaccine Development Program” Read more.

May 11

While a rash of staffers at the White House began testing positive for COVID, the administration demanded employees wear masks at work. And, at a Rose Garden press conference, Trump, maskless, said, “If people want…

May 10

Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, who would later quarantine after a staffer tested positive, told Meet the Press, “It’s enough to do what we need to do today to reopen but it’s not enough, for…

May 7

A Harvard Institute study found testing needed to be at 900,000 people per day in the U.S. by May 15 in order to get ahead of the pandemic — an increase from previous estimates due…

May 2

Due to a shortage of tests, Congress declined the Trump administration’s offer of 1,000 rapid tests for the Senate’s return to Washington.

April 30

Capitol physician warned returning U.S. Senators that there was not adequate testing capacity to ensure their safety as the chamber went back into session…

April 27

In a new release of documents, the Trump administration said the federal government would be a supplier of tests “of last resort,” noting, “Testing plans and rapid response programs will be federally supported, state managed,…

April 26

Dr. Deborah Birx told Meet the Press: “we have to realize that we have to have a breakthrough innovation in testing. […] We have to be able to detect antigen, rather than constantly trying to…

April 19

Weeks after alarms were raised about the shortage of cotton testing swabs, the Trump administration announced the government would utilize the Defense Production Act to compel the manufacture of 20 million coronavirus testing swabs every…