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CDC Director Robert Redfield testifies on the Hill that coronavirus testing from LabCorp and Quest was "operational as of yesterday" so doctors can order tests. Trump said on Friday that "anyone who wants a test can get a test."
CDC Director Robert Redfield tells GOP Rep @HerreraBeutler, "We've under-invested in the public health labs" and "there's not enough equipment, not enough people, there's not enough internal capacity,"
.@RepLoisFrankel: "It is absolutely wrong and inappropriate to call [coronavirus] the 'Chinese corona virus.' I assume you would agree with that?"

CDC director Robert Redfield: "Yes."

But @GOPLeader and other Republicans have chosen to use racist terminology.
House minority leader is latest Republican to use racist term for coronavirus americanindependent.com/kevin-mccarthy…
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Oliver Willis
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Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies it will take considerable time to develop a coronavirus vaccine, noting misinformation on the topic that has circulated. Trump has repeatedly asserted a vaccine is coming soon. Fauci says going too fast could be "detrimental" to public health.
Fact check: Trump lies about coronavirus at campaign rally americanindependent.com/donald-trump-c…
Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies that the coronavirus situation is going to get worse. "We will see more cases and things will get worse than they are right now ... Bottom line, it's going to get worse."
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Oliver Willis
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"Red Joe rode communist Amtrak for most of his life" - Fox News, soon
may have to do some work on a Red Joe character...
"Ladies and gentlemen, from each according to his ability folks. And -- this is serious -- I'm serious here -- each according to his needs. That's the honest truth, comrades. No lie." #RedJoe
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I feel like there's a line where your desire to be proven right leads you to cheer for something far more horrible in the long run and I would advise against it. But it's a free country.
When Kerry beat Dean I thought voters had made the wrong decision but I never thought “yes, Bush, serves them right for disagreeing with me.” Bush proved to be even worse for our country and the world in a second term. Kerry and all his flaws > anything Bush did. Easy.
So no, Gore was not “the same” as Bush. Nor was Kerry. Hillary was not “the same” as Trump. And Biden isn’t either.
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Brandi Wash Your Damn Hands Buchman
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COMING UP TODAY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Dr. Robert Redfield testifies on the government’s response to #coronavirus and Trump’s 2021 budget request for this agency. I'll have the coverage for @CourthouseNews.
This hearing is slated for 10AM ET.
Link for viewing here:
Witness List for today's hearing:
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Dan Diamond
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First in @politico’s new coronavirus newsletter: ELIZABETH WARREN, ED MARKEY want answers on Trump’s “nonsensical” press conference at the CDC. politico.com/newsletters/po…
In the letter, @SenWarren @SenMarkey ask MIKE PENCE to explain odd moments amid coronavirus strategy.

“It is essential that the response you are directing is guided by scientific evidence … rather than aimed at misdirected goals of assuaging the President's ego,” they write.
In the letter, Warren and Markey ask Pence if CDC Director ROBERT REDFIELD was “instructed by you, other Task Force officials, or other White House officials on the content of his comments”?

Here’s the moment they’re referencing ↓
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Eugene Gu, MD
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@realDonaldTrump Maybe this time appoint an actual physician to be the Coronavirus Czar like CDC Director Robert Redfield or Surgeon General Jerome Adams. Having Mike Pence in charge when he allowed an HIV epidemic to surge in Indiana when he was governor is just simply ludicrous.
@realDonaldTrump Also, calling the coronavirus a hoax when it poses a threat to older individuals, especially those with chronic medical conditions like diabetes, heart disease, smoking, and obesity, is both irresponsible and callous. We have to care for our vulnerable elderly population.
@realDonaldTrump If you are an older Medicare patient in California who smokes or suffers from diabetes, obesity, or high blood pressure, I’m offering free telemedicine doctor’s visits because I believe the best way to fight the coronavirus is getting and staying healthy. coolquit.com
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@jjouvenal @Agenthades1 "The whistleblower...was told Feb. 19 that if she does not accept the new position in 15 days, which is March 5, she would be terminated." #MobTactics
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QuickTake by Bloomberg
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Health officials dressed in hazmat suits check passengers in Milan who arrived on a flight from Hong Kong for the deadly #coronavirus, which originated in #Wuhan.

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@business 😷😷😷 Here's a look inside a hospital in #Wuhan, China, on #LunarNewYear Day #Coronavirus #WuhanCoronavirus #CoronavirusOutbreak
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Patrick
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CDC issued blanket Romaine lettuce warning without specific source for recall

"some individually owned shops said romaine was still being sold because officials had not specified the source of potentially contaminated lettuce, such as a farm or company." mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…
The unsusual warning with huge economic impact was issued despite the fact that the FDA is still investigating. www-wired-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.wired.…
And even though only one brand of Turkey was recalled, the CDC issued a general warning for turkey as well.
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