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Feds’ Website for Free At-Home COVID Tests Launches Day Early

Jan. 18, 2022 — Americans can now have free COVID-19 speedy exams delivered on to their properties. The Biden administration’s new no-cost, at-home testing program launched at the moment, a day forward of schedule. The administration mentioned 500 million exams can be found to be delivered to properties throughout the nation. This accounts for half […]

More Masks, COVID Tests, and Troops to Battle Omicron

Jan. 13, 2022 — President Joe Biden introduced Thursday the U.S. authorities will make free, upgraded face masks accessible for ordering on-line beginning subsequent week. In addition, he’s ordering 500 million extra fast COVID-19 checks to fulfill future demand and deploying extra army groups to assist overwhelmed hospitals in hardest-hit states. These actions are a […]

Biden Administration to Provide 10 Million More Tests Per Month to Schools

Jan. 12, 2022 — The Biden administration introduced on Wednesday that 10 million extra COVID-19 assessments will go to varsities every month in an effort to scale back the unfold of the virus and maintain in-person courses going. About 5 million free fast assessments and 5 million free PCR assessments will go to varsities every […]

Swab Nose, Throat, or Both for COVID-19 Rapid Tests?

Jan. 11, 2022 — Many Americans are aware of the fast antigen assessments for COVID-19 that contain swabbing the nostril. But some new proof suggests a saliva pattern may increase the assessments’ accuracy. Experts agree on one factor: If you are going to check each the nostril and throat, swab the throat first. In phrases […]

As Omicron Soars, Biden Announces Hospital Relief, Free Tests

Dec. 21, 2021 — With the Omicron variant of the coronavirus blazing throughout the United States, President Joe Biden supplied reassurance on Tuesday to Americans who’ve adopted public well being steerage to get vaccinated and boosted, and delivered a stark warning to those that haven’t. “Because Omicron spreads so easily, we’ll see some fully vaccinated […]

Rapid COVID-19 Tests Will Soon Be Covered by Insurance

Dec. 2, 2021 — Private insurers will quickly be required to reimburse individuals enrolled of their plans for the price of at-home, fast COVID-19 checks, and masks mandates can be prolonged for air, rail and bus vacationers by way of at the very least mid-March. The measures are a part of a set of recent […]

U.S. Spends $1 Billion to Make More Home COVID Tests Available

Oct. 6, 2021 — Finding an at-home COVID-19 check has been mission not possible for a lot of currently, however that search will quickly get simpler, due to the FDA authorization Monday of a brand new at-home check and at present’s announcement that the federal authorities will spend one other $1 billion to hurry up […]