PUBLISHED THU, DEC 15 20225:01 AM EST
UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Spencer Kimball
KEY POINTS
... The White House decided to shift existing money to buy more tests and relaunch the popular program as Covid cases started increasing again, a senior administration official told reporters during a call Wednesday evening.
... The administration is also focusing on increasing vaccination rates in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, which house some of the people most vulnerable to severe illness from Covid.
The federal government will send out a playbook that calls on nursing homes to keep all residents up to date on the vaccines, offer treatment to residents who do catch Covid and take steps to improve indoor air quality, according to a White House fact sheet.
UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO
Spencer Kimball
KEY POINTS
- Households can now order a total of four rapid Covid tests for free at CovidTests.gov.
- Orders will start shipping next week, just days before families gather for the Christmas holiday.
- The Biden administration shut down the free at-home Covid test program in September because Congress did not pass additional funding.
- The White House said it decided to shift existing money to buy more tests and relaunch the popular program as Covid cases started increasing again.
... The White House decided to shift existing money to buy more tests and relaunch the popular program as Covid cases started increasing again, a senior administration official told reporters during a call Wednesday evening.
... The administration is also focusing on increasing vaccination rates in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, which house some of the people most vulnerable to severe illness from Covid.
The federal government will send out a playbook that calls on nursing homes to keep all residents up to date on the vaccines, offer treatment to residents who do catch Covid and take steps to improve indoor air quality, according to a White House fact sheet.
Comment