The federal government is postponing its loose COVID-19 verification kit program, leading to a lack of investment. According to the government’s website, “the order through this program will be suspended on Friday, September 2 because Congress has provided more investments to fill the country’s check inventory. “
Free trials can still be received at various federally funded network sites (libraries, museums, pharmacies, etc. ), network fitness clinics, and public and fitness insurance plans will reimburse the cost.
A senior Biden administration official spoke to USA Today on condition of anonymity because the update has not been publicly announced. The official said management would work “within the limits of its limited existing resources” to conduct as many additional tests as possible. However, he did not specify how many tests remained in the government’s reserve, but told USA Today that the distribution of the tests could “resume quickly” if Congress provides funding. Up to six hundred million loose tests have been delivered, according to the official.
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The loose house testing program began in January, when the Omicron strain spread across the country. Households can order up to 16 tests, with the most recent order generation positioned in May. The COVID-19 investment of the US bailout President Biden in 2021 was used to help fund it and the evidence was delivered through the U. S. Postal Service. USA In March, the White House requested up to $22. 5 billion in new investments to pay for research, treatments, testing and up to date vaccines. Senate Republicans would not allow any new money until the government can account for previous COVID relief funds.
Lack of congressional investment may also thwart the rollout of new COVID vaccine boosters aimed at Omicron, which are expected to begin next week. This puts the country in danger if a feared increase in COVID occurs in the fall and winter. The next few months. It also comes as other federal efforts to cover the end of loose COVID-19 testing and federal rules change. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s expanded testing operation will prevent loose lab tests from being provided in places like schools and shelters by 2022.
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Before the launch of the program, the United States was far from other countries when it came to loose tests. In January, the UK’s National Health Service had already distributed 1. 7 billion loose immediate tests (in a country of 67 million people) In addition, in Singapore, six antigen tests were mailed to each family by the end of summer 2021, the tests could be easily obtained in pharmacies and at low cost. In India, immediate testing costs just $3, compared to around $20 in the United States.
Tests can be ordered until Friday, September 2 or while supplies last. For more important points on how to get the latest tests, when to wait for them in your mailbox, and how to perform a self-assessment correctly, check out this guide.
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