Contamination of COVID-19 test kits by the CDC.

Can read the following sources:

William, D. (June 20, 2020). CDC coronavirus test kits were likely contaminated, federal review confirms. 2020 Jun 20. Washington Post. Retrieved on March 18th, 2023 from 

Anthes E. (December 15, 2021). C.D.C. Virus Tests Were Contaminated and Poorly Designed, Agency Says. The New York Times. Retrieved on March 18th 2023 from 

Answer the following 3 questions:

1. What do you believe was the root cause of the contaminated testing kits?

2. Do you believe even with the time pressures the CDC could have avoided this mistake? What could they have implemented to stop this from happening?

3. Why do you think the CDC didn’t hold off on the shipment of kits knowing they produce false positive results?

Using the following sources answer the 3 questions

Sources:

1 Tun ZT. (2022). Theranos: a fallen unicorn. Investopedia. Retrieved on Mar 5th 2023 from

2 EQS Editorial Team. (2022). Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos case: history of a fraud scandal. Integrityline. Retrieved on Mar 4th 2023 from:

3 U.S Department of Justice. (2022).  U.S. v. Elizabeth Holmes, et al. United States Attorney’s Office. Retrieved on Mar 1st 2023 from:

4 Mazer B. (2022). Theranos exploited black box medicine. BMJ. 379. Retrieved on Mar 5th 2023 from https://www.bmj.com/content/379/bmj.o3003

Questions:

1. It took more than 10 years to catch Theranos’ fraud, why do you think authorities in the field didn’t notice the fraudulent actions of the company?

2. Do you think there are any ways that could have prevented the scam from going on so long and stopped it sooner?

3. Do you think that Walgreens, who helped distribute and sell Theranos’ faulty products, should be held accountable for anything? Why?

Using the following sources answer the following questions

Questions:

1. What preventative actions could GlaxoSmithKline have taken/implemented to prevent these compliance issues?
2. What could have been the result if Cheryl Eckard’s concerns were heard and acted upon when she first warned the company about the ongoing issues?
3. Why do you think the company decided to hide their mistakes and continue to produce/sell contaminated products? What advantage could they have had by producing adulterated drugs?

References:

Cette, D. CBS. 2010 Dec 29. Glaxo Whistle-Blower Lawsuit: Bad Medicine. Cbsnewscom. [accessed 2023 Feb 25] 

Harris G, Wilson D. 2010 Oct 26. Glaxo to Pay $750 Million for Sale of Bad Products. The New York Times. [accessed 2023 Feb 25] 

Wearden, G. 2010 Oct 27. GlaxoSmithKline whistleblower awarded $96m payout. the Guardian. [accessed 2023 Feb 25] 

Using the source below answer the following 3 questions

Source:

Schneider, K. 1983. Faking it: The Case against Industrial Bio-Test Laboratories. The Amicus Journal. [accessed 2023 March 8].

Questions

1. What are your thoughts on how the FDA and the government could have handled this matter differently?
2. If you are in the position of Dr. Philip Smith, the IBT technician, how could you have handled a situation like this?
3. What are some Good Laboratory Practices that could have been implemented in IBT labs?