DoD’s Blueprint for Coronavirus Testing

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April 28th, 2020 by Walter Pincus, | 0 Comments

OPINION — Defense Department senior officials last week described plans to increase testing for Covid-19 over the next few months, prioritizing higher risk forces but eventually covering all [DoD] personnel in a process that could set an example for the country as a whole.

“We’re continuing to develop our testing capabilities,” Jonathan Hoffman, Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs told Pentagon reports last Friday. “We’re going to be doing that for — for months and months, going forward, as we ensure that we have the capability and we have the capacity and the stockpiles needed for — for testing our forces.”

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