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'Hard truths and important facts': Biden pushes for coronavirus testing reset with $50 billion plan Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT President Joe Biden seeks to reset the nation’s inconsistent coronavirus testing efforts with a $50 billion plan and more federal oversight. Biden’s plan calls for a newly created Pandemic Testing Board to coordinate a “clear, unified approach” to testing for COVID-19, a marked difference from the Trump administration’s policy of states establishing their own plans with federal support. Laboratories have ramped up producti...

Biden's $50 billion coronavirus testing fix calls for a new federal testing board, more supplies, rapid tests and better technology to fill gaps

email article Should pathologists, technicians, and other behind-the-scenes staff who run COVID-19 tests be among the first to receive COVID-19 vaccines -- even though most don't have direct patient contact? Yes, according to panelists from the College of American Pathologists at a media briefing Wednesday. The briefing focused mainly on the broad range of challenges facing the laboratory community, such as reagent shortages and increased testing throughput. During one portion, however, speakers discussed risks faced personally by pathologists and technicians -- the tens of thousand...