Scoop: total chaos undermines remdesivir distribution.

[Tanuki]

https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-drug-remdesivir-hospitals-pharmacies-86ad5bd0-d1ba-47dc-97f2-b19cc97603f4.html

"A complete breakdown in communication and coordination within the Trump administration has undermined the distribution of a promising treatment, according to senior officials with direct knowledge of the discussions.

Why it matters: The drug, remdesivir, hasn't made it to some of the high-priority hospitals where it's most needed, and administration officials have responded by shifting blame and avoiding responsibility, sources said.

Where it stands: Gilead Sciences, the company that makes remdesivir, donated hundreds of thousands of doses to the federal government after the Food and Drug Administration authorized it as an emergency treatment for coronavirus patients.

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"Some went to the wrong places, some went to the right places," said one senior official. "We don't know who gave the order. And no-one is claiming responsibility."
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This dysfunction and blame-shifting inside the Trump administration was vividly highlighted in a CNN story Thursday about how doctors and pharmacists have been struggling to understand the administration's process for distributing the drug, as the two agencies placed the ultimate responsibility for the plan on each other."....(more at link....they're all mad at each other)

[Iliyah]

1. Gosh these people are fucked up . .

[abqtommy]

2. That's why they need ratfucking to put themselves in power. They can't win a fair and secure

election.

[NoRoadUntravelled]

3. tRump Administration Most inept response to a pandemic in the world - every step of the way.

Is he doing this on purpose? Hard to imagine anyone getting it so consistently wrong unless it was their intention.

[babylonsister]

4. This too is criminal, probably will get people killed. nt

[Squinch]

5. Gilead should deal with states directly. Just bypass the flying monkeys altogether.