Christi Grimm's office released a report on April 6 detailing medical supply shortages and testing delays at hospitals.
WASHINGTON – In a video briefing Tuesday, a top watchdog for the Department of Health and Human Services defended her office's report on"extreme shortages" of personal protective equipment and testing supplies at hospitals early in the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Asked by Oversight Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., whether hospitals had received sufficient support from the federal government, Grimm said, “We did find shortages of protective equipment – masks, gowns, and recorded expected shortages of ventilators,” but the government took steps to address the issues.
Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., asked Grimm if the federal government was exploring"reported cures" for the coronavirus such as"vitamin D or vitamin C plus zinc and that sort of thing" The committee's top Republican, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, criticized Democrats for holding a virtual briefing and defended the administration's handling of Grimm's report, saying any allegation Grimm was fired for retaliation was"incorrect."
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