As of last night's presser with WA health officials, there were only 2 cases

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One was a teen male, the other a middle-aged woman.

It would have been a natural assumption that today's fatality was the woman.

So why weren't these other cases known about last night?

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1. I believe I read about them last night-and or very early today. Actually, it was last night that 3

were found to have the infection.--in WA state.

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2. I see.

It's a shame that nobody knew how to use the testkits until this week.

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3. actually, from what I have read there was something wrong with the kits themselves although

I do not believe we ever found out what exactly it was. then the CDC said the kits were fixed (a few days ago)--but there was a limited supply.

now today FINALLY, the cdc said that states could use their own labs for the testing. Why--they could not until today is a mystery. My own thoughts is they wanted control--or the WH wanted control. I so do not trust the WH that I am ready to believe anything.

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4. Right. These problems should have been worked out weeks ago.

A bad reagent in a test kit? How did it pass QC?

Pisspoor prep by the folks in charge.