Senator: CDC Wasted Time Early In Pandemic By Insisting On Being Sole COVID-19 Test Developer

A new report from US Sen. Richard Burr looks at challenges in the country’s public health response to SARS-CoV-2, particularly during the pandemic’s early stages, and recommends ways to better prepare for future pandemics.

Red alarm clock in a waste paper bin.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wasted precious response time in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic because it insisted on being the only entity to develop a diagnostic to detect SARS-CoV-2.

That’s what a new report from Sen. Richard Burr charges. The North Carolina Republican is a ranking member of...

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