With no national testing strategy, 6 states agreed to buy 3 million rapid coronavirus tests
A bipartisan group of governors announced Tuesday that they were entering into an agreement to purchase 3 million “rapid point-of-care” coronavirus tests as part of a first of its kind, coordinated testing compact, while the federal government continues to lack a nationwide testing strategy.... [+]Maryland, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio and Virginia are all part of the agreement, which together have three Republican and three Democratic governors.
The states seek to work together to push manufacturers to produce more tests that can deliver results in as little as 15 minutes.Each state will receive 500,000 tests. More states, cities and local governments are expected to join the compact in “the coming days and weeks,” a news release said. The states are currently in discussions with the companies Becton Dickinson and Quidel to produce the tests, according to the news release.“With severe shortages and delays in testing and the federal administration attempting to cut funding for testing, the states are banding together to acquire millions of faster tests to help save lives and slow the spread of COVID-19,” said Maryland Gov.
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