The Trump's administration's regulatory changes have made it easier for companies to flood the US market with 'crappy' coronavirus immunity tests, according to the CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories.
Regulatory changes by President Donald Trump's administration have made it easier for companies to flood the US market with"crappy" tests that are supposed to determine whether someone has recovered from coronavirus, according to the CEO of the Association of Public Health Laboratories.
"It's like the wild, wild West out there -- or wild East," said Scott Becker, a reference to the fact that at least half of the companies making these tests are in China. US coronavirus fight enters crucial weeks after reaching a grim milestoneBecker's association represents 125 state, county and municipal public health labs in the US. These labs, along with private ones, are looking to test people to see if they have antibodies to coronavirus.
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