Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today rebuked a senior White House aide who blamed the CDC for early coronavirus testing problems, calling those comments 'inaccurate and inappropriate'
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today rebuked a senior White House aide who blamed the CDC for early coronavirus testing problems, calling those comments "inaccurate and inappropriate."
Azar's criticism of the remarks came a day after Peter Navarro, President Donald Trump's trade adviser, said the CDC "really let down the country" and set back efforts to combat the virus by bungling the rollout of the first diagnostic test. Navarro's attack on the CDC was seen as a sign of the White House's mounting frustration with the health agency, which has been unusually sidelined during the pandemic.
Azar on Monday said only private companies could have marshaled the resources necessary to produce millions of tests.CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
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