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Biden Administration to Provide Free At-Home COVID Tests Ahead of Potential Winter Surge

  • The Biden administration is restarting a program providing free at-home COVID-19 tests through the mail.

  • The program will spend $600 million to buy 200 million tests from 12 domestic manufacturers.

  • Tests can be ordered starting Monday at covidtests.gov, with each household getting 4 tests.

  • Free test access dropped after the COVID public health emergency ended in May.

  • The move aims to shore up test supplies and manufacturing capacity ahead of a potential winter virus surge.

nytimes.com
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