After months of denied requests for information and interviews from public health officials, CBS13 turned to the Governor for answers. His response indicated he may not be aware of what's been going on inside the state's $1.7 billion COVID testing lab.
Jennifer Martin, a California mother of two, says she was astonished, disgusted and scared for her children when she saw the video.
California parents are looking for answers from state health officials after COVID-19 testing delays from a state lab prompted the cancellation of football games for multiple schools.
The Laboratory Field Services Division of the California Department of Public Health said in a press release back in February that a routine inspection by the agency in December found significant deficiencies at the Valencia Branch Laboratory operated by PerkinElmer.
According to the state, the laboratory was opened to expand testing capacity and ensure access to testing for neighborhoods that were disproportionately affected by the pandemic at a time when testing was relatively scarce and supply chains were strained.
By Walter Ford | Sports Editor
Nevada Union cross-country runners, Jake Slade and Travis Selby, compete at a meet held at Nevada Union High School Feb. 17. Cross-country, along with sports such as tennis, golf, swimming, snowboarding, track and field and skiing, were the first permitted by the California Department of Public Health’s Youth Sports Guidelines.
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The seasons will be truncated, there are strict scheduling restrictions, there won’t be playoffs of any kind and having spectators in the stands will likely be limited. It’s not high school sports as usual but, for many, simply getting to compete at all is a victory in itself.