Tag: Trump’s COVID response

Trump Admin Considers Destroying $500 Million in COVID Tests

Buck Banks

$500 million

“The Trump administration has been evaluating the costs of destroying or disposing of tens of millions of coronavirus tests that would otherwise be provided free to Americans,” the Washington Post reports. “Internal documents show that officials in the Department of Health and Human Services have been considering two options: either disposing of or continuing to ship more than 160 million tests, valued at more than half a billion dollars. Only a small fraction of the tests are expired.”

Those Who Relied on Trump for COVID News Less Likely to Be Vaccinated

Buck Banks

38%

A new Pew Research survey finds that Americans who relied most on former President Donald Trump and the White House coronavirus task force for Covid-19 news in the early days of the pandemic are now among those least likely to have been vaccinated against the virus.
This reinforces criticism of the news media for running Trump’s briefings live.