CDC Director Says New Analysis Exonerates Agency On Testing Delay
CDC chief Robert Redfield says that earlier testing for the coronavirus would have been like "looking for a needle in a haystack." But other health experts dispute his assertion.
by Rob Stein
May 29, 2020
2 minutes
The head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that a new analysis shows the agency's delayed rollout of coronavirus testing did not hinder the nation's response to the pandemic.
The coronavirus didn't start spreading in the U.S. until late January or
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