Trump's fault of course!
House COVID panel accuses Trump administration of exacerbating the pandemic in its final report
by Joseph Choi - 12/09/22 11:57 AM ETThe House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released its final report on Friday before Republicans take control of the House in the upcoming Congress, providing new findings on how the Trump administration’s actions negatively impacted the U.S. response.
The report from the Democratic-led subcommittee, chaired by Rep. James Clyburn (S.C.), highlighted the Trump White House’s “failed stewardship over the pandemic
response and persistent pattern of political interference.”
Clyburn also announced he will be holding a final hearing on Wednesday focused on the recommendations made by his panel.
The committee determined that the previous administration failed to adapt its response to the COVID-19 pandemic as public health experts’ understanding of the virus changed — and also failed to coordinate properly with public health officials.
In particular, the report stated that the Trump White House’s focus on certain goals got in the way of mitigating the spread of the virus, such as its emphasis on symptomatic transmission of the virus and bringing back Americans who were overseas at the start of the outbreak.
Ann Schuchat, former principal deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told the panel that “a good number” of staff from various federal health agencies were focused on repatriating Americans in February of 2020, at the detriment of prioritizing viral mitigation methods.
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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3768506-house-covid-panel-accuses-trump-administration-of-exacerbating-the-pandemic-in-its-final-report/
