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US Government to Stop Free COVID-19 Home Test Kits, Reports Say
US Government to Stop Free COVID-19 Home Test Kits, Reports Say
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US government will stop mailing free COVID-19 home test kits on Friday due to a lack of congressional funding, NBC News reported... 29.08.2022, Sputnik International
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The tests, which are sent to recipients upon request at covidtests.gov, are running low, while the Biden administration wants to reserve adequate stock in case of a fall surge, the official said.Unless there is additional funding from Congress, the free tests will no longer be offered starting Friday. The White House had unsuccessfully asked Congress for $22.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funding in March.The federal government began mailing free home testing kits in January, distributing approximately 600 million through its website.
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US Government to Stop Free COVID-19 Home Test Kits, Reports Say
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US government will stop mailing free COVID-19 home test kits on Friday due to a lack of congressional funding, NBC News reported, citing a White House official.
The tests, which are sent to recipients upon request at covidtests.gov, are running low, while the Biden administration wants to reserve adequate stock in case of a fall surge, the official said.
Unless there is additional funding from Congress, the free tests will no longer be offered starting Friday. The White House had unsuccessfully asked Congress for $22.5 billion in
COVID-19 relief funding in March.
The federal government began mailing free home testing kits in January, distributing approximately 600 million through its website.
