Top U.S. health officials say they were never told to slow down Covid-19 testing

Contrary to what President Trump told a rally crowd in Oklahoma over the weekend, health officials at a congressional hearing yesterday said they were never told to slow down Covid-19 testing. “To my knowledge, none of us have ever been told to slow down on testing — that just is a fact,” Anthony Fauci, one of the four gathered experts, shared. Fauci was testifying along with CDC Director Robert Redfield, assistant health secretary Brett Giroir, and FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn. “It’s the opposite: We’re going to be doing more testing, not less,” Fauci added. He emphasized that he's hopeful that a Covid-19 vaccine would be available by the end of the year or early 2021. The experts also iterated previous concerns that the coronavirus was likely to stick around for a while, as Redfield underscored the importance of getting a flu shot this year. "This single act will save lives," he said.