Remember the "Race to the Top," a competition held by the U.S. Department of Education in which states battled for a slice of $4.35 billion in "stimulus" funds? It looks like we're about to have "Race to the Top: COVID-19."

Cato has been leading the campaign to abolish qualified immunity, a judicial doctrine that shields state officials from liability, even when they violate people’s constitutional rights. Soon the Court will decide whether to hear cases on the issue and potentially reconsider the doctrine altogether.

Much of the initially flat‐​footed response of public health officials to the coronavirus pandemic was due to cumbersome, inflexible, and outdated regulations controlling the development and distribution of drugs and tests.

 

Watch this short video to learn about how the FDA's failure affected testing, health care, and disease prevention.