Re:FDA grants Roche coronavirus test emergency green light w...
by ajross on Saturday March 14, 2020 @12:20PM
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The WHO is a coordination organization. They don't do health policy directly. And FWIW: Roche is a Swiss multinational.
This test is probably good. It's certainly good that it got rapid approval and reflects the fact that the US executive branch has turned the corner and is now taking things seriously (seven weeks later than it should have, but at this point recriminations will have to wait -- we have more serious problems).
Whether more testing should have been available much earlier (obviously it should have) isn't really relevant to this particular test product.
This test is probably good. It's certainly good that it got rapid approval and reflects the fact that the US executive branch has turned the corner and is now taking things seriously (seven weeks later than it should have, but at this point recriminations will have to wait -- we have more serious problems).
Whether more testing should have been available much earlier (obviously it should have) isn't really relevant to this particular test product.