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The federal government is offering four COVID testing kits. Experts say it's a move that highlights expectations of another busy respiratory infection season.
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People can go to COVIDTests.gov and get four free tests per household. The Biden administration says it is trying to prepare for the fall and winter COVID season.
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The at-home nasal swab kit simultaneously tests for COVID-19 and two strains of the flu.
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People are gathering indoors for the holidays, and there's been an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The federal government says you should test often to try to prevent the spread of the virus.
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The Postal Service says it’s already delivered more than 270 million kits as part of the Biden administration’s plan to make testing universal.
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Officials say fewer than 100,000 orders a day are coming in for the packages of four free rapid tests per household. The White House is sensitive to criticism that plan may have come too late.
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Inquiries lead from one federal office to the next, with no clear answers. At one Army Contracting Command, a protocol office employee says that “voicemail has been down for months.”
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The Biden administration said that Medicare recipients will be able to get up to eight tests a month, free of charge.
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For some people, getting a positive coronavirus test could mean loss of income or other life disruptions. Doctors worry about growing disincentives to test and how this could prolong the pandemic.
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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.