As Cities 92.9 reported Sunday, Governor JB Pritzker’s venture capital and private capital entities are tied to companies involved in COVID-19 testing with PathGroup and Cue Health.
Cue Health was recently awarded $13 million by the federal government as it was plainly posted on the Pritzker Group website.
“San Diego, CA (March 31, 2020) – Cue Health Inc. (“Cue”), a healthcare technology company, announced that is has been awarded a $13 million contract to accelerate the development, validation and FDA clearance of a portable, molecular diagnostic test capable of detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in less than 25 minutes using a simple nasal swab. The test is part of the Cue Health Monitoring System, which is designed to be a portable device that can perform a molecular test and connect patients to a mobile health platform that features interventional components such as telemedicine consultations.
The funding was awarded by BARDA, part of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will enable Cue to accelerate the development and validation of its molecular COVID-19 test, paving the way for its scale-up to facilitate on-the-ground management of this pandemic cycle and prepare for similar infectious disease outbreaks in the future.”
Illinoisans are very aware that Governor Pritzker has further extended his original 30-day emergency Stay-at-Home executive order and has been met with several court challenges to it.
Illinoisans are also aware that the Governor quietly implemented new rules (only the general assembly can create laws in Illinois) that will punish those that attempt to circumvent his orders with a Class A Misdemeanor that can come with a fine and up to one year in jail. The rule changes made by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) that criminalizes non-compliance with IDPH regulations. The changes would empower local health officials to “…institute prosecutions or proceedings…” against violators of health rules. It also directs county State’s Attorneys to “…prosecute all persons…violating or refusing to obey the rules and regulations of the Department of Public Health”.
The rule changes also call for heavy fines and charges under a Class A Misdemeanor for any violators. Additionally, the rule under 20 ILCS 2305/2(k) states: “Any person who knowingly or maliciously disseminates any false information or report concerning the existence of any dangerously contagious or infectious disease in connection with the Department’s power of quarantine, isolation or closure order is guilty of a Class A Misdemeanor”.
Everything reported in this article pertaining to Governor Pritzker and the Pritzker Group is sourced and linked right back to his companies’ websites.
Is there a personal motive on behalf of the Governor to prolong this COVID-19 event as long as possible given his ties to testing companies receiving millions in federal monies and the rather harsh and threatening tone of his new rules quietly issued Friday?
UPDATE: Since this story ran, the link to Cue Health being awarded $13-million by the government has been taken down by The Pritzker Group.
