So federal regulators (not Trump) told researchers not to test samples from a research study without the patients' permission?
Seems reasonable to me. They should have gotten permission from the participants instead of asking regulators to waive patient privacy.
> as part of a research project into the flu, she and a team of researchers had been collecting nasal swabs from residents experiencing symptoms throughout the Puget Sound region.
> To repurpose the tests for monitoring the coronavirus, they would need the support of state and federal officials. But nearly everywhere Dr. Chu turned, officials repeatedly rejected the idea,
So federal regulators (not Trump) told researchers not to test samples from a research study without the patients' permission?
Seems reasonable to me. They should have gotten permission from the participants instead of asking regulators to waive patient privacy.
> as part of a research project into the flu, she and a team of researchers had been collecting nasal swabs from residents experiencing symptoms throughout the Puget Sound region.
> To repurpose the tests for monitoring the coronavirus, they would need the support of state and federal officials. But nearly everywhere Dr. Chu turned, officials repeatedly rejected the idea,
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/coronavirus-testing-de...