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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by chapium on Thursday February 27, 2020 @01:56PM (#22436501)
Conspiracy makes zero sense, what would be accomplished?

I'm going with a large bureaucracy reacting slowly, which is also hampered by being staffed according to political alignment rather than by the best candidates.

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by throw44342 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @03:51PM (#22437695)
Perhaps they want to save face?

Elections and the Olympics are coming up.

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Re:CDC declined to test new coronavirus patient for days, Ca... by p1esk on Thursday February 27, 2020 @02:19PM (#22436756)
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity

- Hanlon’s razor

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