Pentagon Using Taxpayer Funds to Buy More COVID Tests Made in China
In the wake of the Biden administration’s decision to offer no-cost COVID tests to Americans, the Pentagon announced on Friday that the Department of Defense, working with the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded contract modifications to two companies to purchase 138 million over-the-counter COVID tests. But there’s a problem.
The contracts announced by the Pentagon are with Roche Diagnostics Corporation and Siemens Healthineers.
Pentagon says it has awarded contracts to purchase 138 million over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits from @Roche and @SiemensHealth. pic.twitter.com/fZtMaTh1qT
— Dan Linden (@DanLinden) February 18, 2022
In at least the case of the Siemens test, the company’s site directs readers to an Amazon listing for their at-home antigen rapid tests which reveal an obvious conclusion: the country of origin is China. The other company, Roche Diagnostics, doesn’t have as readily available information on its test kits. But a release on an earlier contract mentions the tests are produced with Roche partner SD Biosensor, a South Korean manufacturer. Better than China, but still not great to know that the United States is dependent on other countries for supplies used in a public health emergency. (Read more from “Pentagon Using Taxpayer Funds to Buy More COVID Tests Made in China” HERE)
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