Biden Administration Invests $600 Million to Ramp Up At-Home COVID Test Production and Access
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WASHINGTON -- Biden administration providing $600 million to produce 200 million new at-home COVID-19 tests and reopened website for Americans to order 4 free tests per household.
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12 manufacturers awarded funding to make tests to replenish federal stockpiles and meet demand from website orders, avoiding past supply issues.
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Website will stay open through holidays and potentially longer if cases rise, with goal of preventing shortages during typical colder-month case increases.
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Tests designed to detect current COVID variants and have shelf life extended by FDA based on new data.
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Initiative complements ongoing efforts providing free tests to facilities, schools, housing, uninsured and underserved that have distributed 500 million tests so far.