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Still no national testing strategy as mask-free Trump tries to wipe away all federal regulations

The chaos continues as we’re only just beginning the scorched earth campaign on the way to the bunker. 167 days to go.

It's May 19th, and President Trump still doesn’t have an adequate national testing strategy.
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) May 19, 2020

President Trump says he will sign an executive order directing all federal agencies "to use any and all authority to waive, suspend, and eliminate unnecessary regulations that impede economic recovery"

"And we want to leave it that way," he adds https://t.co/Nj065CIsxp pic.twitter.com/OILEX1mu4G

— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 19, 2020

The more educated you are the more likely you are to use a mask. Of course that doesn't mean mask wearers are better informed or less likely to be ignorant. wait. It literally does. pic.twitter.com/4anSbTFrr9
— Mike Pesca (@pescami) May 20, 2020

NOT one of Trump's Cabinet wore a mask at this meeting today. This is NOT how to lead a country with over 90K+ dead. This is NOT how to protect your citizens. #TrumpDeathToll92K https://t.co/CAFsi3CIq9
— Peter Morley (@morethanmySLE) May 19, 2020

Statement from The Lancet in response to President Donald Trump’s May 18 letter to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization pic.twitter.com/JX8orfpMPB
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) May 19, 2020

"One of the top peer-reviewed medical journals in the world on Tuesday rebuked President Donald Trump after the president incorrectly cited research it published…noting it published “no report in December…referring to a virus or outbreak in Wuhan…"https://t.co/8wcJsXoO8X
— TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) May 20, 2020

Very old, Almost dead.

Asked by @mkraju why he was promoting the use of hydroxychloroquine, the president said, “If you look at the one survey, the only bad survey, they were giving it to people that were in very bad shape. They were very old. Almost dead. It was a Trump enemy statement.”

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— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 19, 2020

2/ This appears to be a reference to a non-peer-reviewed study by the VA that showed increased mortality with use of the drug but also noted “the importance of awaiting the results of ongoing prospective, randomized, controlled studies before widespread adoption of these drugs.”

3/ Per Physicians Weekly, those in the study were around age 70 and “patients with more severe disease were more likely to be prescribed either HC alone or in combination with AZ.” (azithromycin)
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4/ I have no idea why he considers the VA study to be a “Trump enemy statement” beyond the fact that the study had a conclusion that he didn’t like. I’ve asked the White House for an explanation.

5/ Related: “FDA cautions against use of hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine for COVID-19 outside of the hospital setting or a clinical trial due to risk of heart rhythm problems”

FDA cautions use of hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine for COVID-19

6/ Related: NIH “Panel recommends against the use of hydroxychloroquine plus azithromycin for the treatment of COVID-19, except in the context of a clinical trial.” (NIH is now conducting clinical trials)

Hydroxychloroquine plus Azithromycin | Coronavirus Disease COVID-19