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Report Video IssuePresident Won't Use Defense Production Act to Produce More COVID-19 Tests, Dr. Fauci says
2021-12-20T15:32:50-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/2b1/20211220153309001_hd.jpgDr. Anthony Fauci tells the National Press Club that President Biden doesn't plan to invoke the Defense Production Act to produce more COVID-19 tests, saying the companies making them are producing as many as they can. "When companies are going full speed, the Defense Production Act can't make them go any more full speed than they're already going," Dr. Fauci says. His comments come amid reported shortages in tests as demand has increased because of a surge in cases from the Omicron variant.
Dr. Anthony Fauci tells the National Press Club that President Biden doesn't plan to invoke the Defense Production Act to produce more COVID… read more
Dr. Anthony Fauci tells the National Press Club that President Biden doesn't plan to invoke the Defense Production Act to produce more COVID-19 tests, saying the companies making them are producing as many as they can. "When companies are going full speed, the Defense Production Act can't make them go any more full speed than they're already going," Dr. Fauci says. His comments come amid reported shortages in tests as demand has increased because of a surge in cases from the Omicron variant. close
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- Anthony S. Fauci M.D. Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Lisa Matthews President National Press Club