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On the recordMarch 10, 2020
The public county officer called me and verified my symptoms and agreed with testing. But the national CDC would not initiate testing. They said they would not test me because if I were wearing the recommended protective equipment then I wouldn't have the coronavirus.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Wasserman Schultz discusses a nurse's testing denial despite symptoms and CDC's stance.

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