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#EXCLUSIVE: VP Pence vowed that all Grand Princess cruise passengers would be tested for #COVID19 after arriving at Travis AFB. But 2/3 of 858 passengers there have declined to be tested & they say federal health officials are actually DISSUADING testing
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Spoke to passengers who declined testing & they say would have done it if available when 1st arrived. But there were not enough tests, not enough trained personnel & not enough protective gear...getting tested now, they say, could jeopardize release date
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White House said they offered #COVID19 testing to all passengers, but can’t force testing. Two law professors disagree. Say feds have legal power to compel testing based off Supreme Court ruling about forced vaccinations during smallpox outbreak in 1908
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Meanwhile, as many passengers are set for release next week, ambulances are routinely plucking passengers from quarantine as they have medical issues. On Tuesday, 6 passengers were whisked away.
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Pitch to passengers was: Quarantine is enough, #COVID19 test not needed, don’t delay your release

But actually, federal official told me, they didn’t have enough protective equipment to test everyone, and that’s why dissuading #coronavirus tests
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