Special Report: Inside the coronavirus testing failure: Documents, interviews show scientists’ alarm at U.S. government’s slow initial response

In their private communications, scientists at academic, hospital and public health labs — one layer removed from federal government operations — expressed dismay about the failure to move more quickly and frustration at bureaucratic demands that delayed alternatives to a flawed government test. "We're screwed from a testing standpoint if this thing takes off in the US," one scientist wrote on Feb. 13.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     Special Report Apr 4, 9:00 AM     Inside the coronavirus testing failure: Documents, interviews show scientists' alarm at U.S. government's slow initial response In their private communications, scientists at academic, hospital and public health labs — one layer removed from federal government operations — expressed dismay about the failure to move more quickly and frustration at bureaucratic demands that delayed alternatives to a flawed government test. "We're screwed from a testing standpoint if this thing takes off in the US," one scientist wrote on Feb. 13. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2020 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071