Dr. Fauci: The CDC Testing Delay ‘Has Nothing to Do with Anybody’s Fault, Certainly Not the President’s Fault’

HEWITT Now my last ░░░░░░░░ question has to do ░░░░░░░░ the CDC and the ░░░░░░░░ breakdown Was that because ░░░░░░░░ regulatory capture Was that ░░░░░░░░ the CDC always prefers ░░░░░░░░ own work Was that ░░░░░░░░ because we were not ░░░░░░░░ ve never I think ░░░░░░░░ the President was saying ░░░░░░░░ as well we ve ░░░░░░░░ Ebola and H1N1 We ░░░░░░░░ never confronted as fast ░░░░░░░░ moving virus as this ░░░░░░░░ before that is so ░░░░░░░░ to diagnose What happened ░░░░░░░░ the testing development FAUCI ░░░░░░░░ know it was a ░░░░░░░░ series of multiple things ░░░░░░░░ conflated that just you ░░░░░░░░ went the wrong way ░░░░░░░░ of them was a ░░░░░░░░ glitch that slowed things ░░░░░░░░ in the beginning Nobody ░░░░░░░░ fault There wasn t ░░░░░░░░ bad guys there it ░░░░░░░░ happens And then when ░░░░░░░░ realized when the CDC ░░░░░░░░ and the FDA that ░░░░░░░░ the system itself as ░░░░░░░░ was set up which ░░░░░░░░ certain circumstances very well ░░░░░░░░ not well suited to ░░░░░░░░ kind of broad testing ░░░░░░░░ we needed the private ░░░░░░░░ to get involved in ░░░░░░░░ regulatory constraints which under ░░░░░░░░ circumstances are helpful and ░░░░░░░░ of the American people ░░░░░░░░ not suited to the ░░░░░░░░ of this particular outbreak ░░░░░░░░ there was a confluence ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of things ░░░░░░░░ believe now that the ░░░░░░░░ and the FDA s ░░░░░░░░ that we ve got ░░░░░░░░ right now because we ░░░░░░░░ handing much of it ░░░░░░░░ to the private sector ░░░░░░░░ heavy hitter companies that ░░░░░░░░ this for a living ░░░░░░░░ I think what you ░░░░░░░░ going to be seeing ░░░░░░░░ forward is a major ░░░░░░░░ improvement in the availability ░░░░░░░░ testing HEWITT Was the ░░░░░░░░ or anything about the ░░░░░░░░ of the test President ░░░░░░░░ s fault Or actually ░░░░░░░░ me put it more ░░░░░░░░ Would every president have ░░░░░░░░ into the same problem ░░░░░░░░ Oh absolutely This has ░░░░░░░░ to do with anybody ░░░░░░░░ fault certainly not the ░░░░░░░░ s fault.”