🚨THREAD: The United States has built the world's leading coronavirus testing system.
"We built the most advanced and robust testing anywhere in the world, and we’ve done more testing than any country anywhere in the world.” – President @realDonaldTrump
"We built the most advanced and robust testing anywhere in the world, and we’ve done more testing than any country anywhere in the world.” – President @realDonaldTrump
✳️President Donald Trump is working tirelessly to ensure that every state, territory, and tribe has the resources they need to meet their testing goals.
👉The Admin is sending $11B to help states, territories, and tribes meet their testing goals.
👉The Admin is sending $11B to help states, territories, and tribes meet their testing goals.
👉The federal govt will send approx. 12M swabs to states in May to supplement private sector resources
👉President Trump is working to ensure manufacturers produce enough testing supplies - such as reagents and extraction kids - to support our robust testing system
👉President Trump is working to ensure manufacturers produce enough testing supplies - such as reagents and extraction kids - to support our robust testing system
👉The Administration has partnered with leading retail companies as well as local independent pharmacies to increase access to testing for Americans
👉By the end of this week, more than 300 retail testing sites will be operational, prioritizing access in underserved communities
👉By the end of this week, more than 300 retail testing sites will be operational, prioritizing access in underserved communities
✳️As a result of President Trump's leadership, the United States has become the world's leader in coronavirus testing.
👉President Trump revolutionized our testing system and, in partnership with Governors, scaled up testing across the country to unprecedented levels
👉President Trump revolutionized our testing system and, in partnership with Governors, scaled up testing across the country to unprecedented levels
👉More than 9M tests have been completed in the US - by far the most in the world
👉Last week, as many as 314,000 Americans were tested a day
👉The US is testing more than every country on Earth, including South Korea, Japan, the UK, and Italy
👉Last week, as many as 314,000 Americans were tested a day
👉The US is testing more than every country on Earth, including South Korea, Japan, the UK, and Italy
✳️President Trump has led an unprecedented effort to quickly develop more innovative, high-quality, and reliable tests.
👉The Trump Admin is leveraging the power of the private sector to accelerate research and development of innovative diagnostic tests
👉The Trump Admin is leveraging the power of the private sector to accelerate research and development of innovative diagnostic tests
👉The FDA granted 92 emergency use authorizations for coronavirus tests - more than for H1N1, Avian flu, MERS, Ebola, Enterovirus, & Zika combined.
👉The FDA’s quick authorization of tests created by companies have greatly increased America’s testing speed and capacity
👉The FDA’s quick authorization of tests created by companies have greatly increased America’s testing speed and capacity
👉 New antibody tests, antigen tests, point-of-care nucleic acid testing, and genomic sequencing technologies are under development, which will enhance our coronavirus monitoring efforts.
