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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even if he miscalculated, I believe he's acting in good faith and performing admirably in the face of a total vacuum in federal leadership.  [/quote]

Agreed. And since there were stories that the tests are being hoarded by the feds, states were having to bid against each other for supplies, and no real urgency to get testing kits manufactured (such as the order to keep meat plants open), Hogan took decisive action. I’m happy there are that many tests available for Marylanders. [/quote]

This.  I completely understand why a state would do this, with so much uncertainty and the knowledge that the feds aren't helping (and, in some cases, were seizing PPE purchased by the states).  I bet a bunch of deals fell through, too, so you'd have several irons in the fire and hope that some of them panned out.  Competent, organized federal coordination would have been enormously helpful, but we didn't get that.  [/quote]

I agree. The correct response would be for the Feds to procure tests for the entire country, then have FEMA distribute them to each state. Instead, the states were left fending for themselves and trying to out-bid each other.

The price MD paid for the tests was not out of line with the market price at the time they started negotiations weeks ago.

The delay in testing is that they lacked the supplies to conduct them -- swabs and things like that -- which again the federal government should be providing given the shortage (and now is, I believe).

Hogan did what was right for Marylanders. It's a pity governors are having to step up to fill the gap in leadership left by the federal government.[/quote]

You are right about the reason for the delay.  Hogan says the kits lack swabs and regents.  Probably I spelled that wrong.[/quote]

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