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Joyful 'freed' journalist - formerly covered FDA/CDC/NIH/pharma/biotech - 'The pharma diviner'🔬 https://t.co/JuCX17fdtM 🧵@dcdonnayoung

Sep 1, 2020, 5 tweets

On the call with reporters, @HHS_ASH Giroir says 85M #COVID19 tests completed.
91.9% completed in 3 days at major referral labs & 97.9% completed in 5 days [what good does a 5 days return do?]
A mean of 2.27 days turn around.

#TestingTestingTesting

Giroir really likes to say "everything has been now wrapped up with a bow on it."

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#COVID19 #pandemic

Wow, @HHS_ASH Giroir just now on the phone with reporters:

"It's great to talk about this utopian kind of idea where everybody has a test every day & we can do that. I don't live in a utopian world. I live in the real world."

#COVID19 cc: @ashishkjha @DrTomFrieden

.@HHS_ASH Giroir: "I don't want to answer any more when is that day going to happen, because I can't tell you."

#COVID19 #TestingTestingTesting

Daily COVID-19 testing a 'utopian' idea not workable in real world – US official spglobal.com/marketintellig… #COVID19 #TestingTestingTesting #Tricorder #StarTrek #utopian

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