The CDC 'let the country down' with coronavirus testing, White House trade advisor Navarro says
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"Early on in this crisis the CDC, which really had the most trusted brand around the world in this space, really let the country down with the testing," Navarro told NBC's "Meet the Press." "Not only did they keep the testing within the bureaucracy, they had a bad test, and that did set us back." When asked whether the White House still has confidence in the CDC to lead the country's response to the pandemic, Navarro said that "you should ask the president that question, not me." In April, The Washington Post reported that the CDC's coronavirus testing kits were delayed due to "a glaring scientific breakdown" at the agency's central lab.
As said here by Noah Higgins-Dunn