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The Biden administration announced Friday that Americans can begin ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 19. Orders can be placed using the website COVIDtests.gov.
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The tests, which had expired in late December, are earmarked for emergency management offices, county health departments, hospitals and long-term care facilities.
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The FDA-authorized tests call for a nasal swab. Some doctors are tweeting that they're doing a throat swab too — though they don't recommend this step to the public. Here's a look at the swab debate.
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The city is seeking federal reimbursement from FEMA to operate the testing sites.
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President Biden and others in his administration insist schools should stay open, even with the omicron wave making it harder than ever to manage.
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The Biden administration says Americans should be able to order tests online later this month. Those who are eligible can get eight free over-the-counter at-home tests a month.
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Only residents with symptoms who are considered high-risk should get tested, according to recommendations from the state Department of Health.
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Florida Department of Health officials in Osceola County are urging residents to rely on trusted sources of information and to make sure a testing location is legitimate.
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The tests heading to long-term care facilities were stockpiled during a “downturn” and expired at the end of the year. The state has been waiting for an answer from the federal government on whether they are usable.
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The governor claims a lot of people - many healthy, low-risk and asymtomatic - are getting tested over and over out of fear rather than need, but they are free to do so.