White House Reveals Winter COVID-19 Plans, More Free Tests
December 15, 2022 10:33AM PST
President Joe Biden speaks about the government’s COVID-19 response, in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is again making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter.
After a three-month hiatus, the administration is making four rapid virus tests available per household through the website covidtests.gov starting Thursday.
COVID-19 cases have shown a marked increase after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Further coronavirus case increases are projected from indoor gathering and travel around Christmas and New Year’s.
A White House official says the new tests will come from the national stockpile, which still has reserves.
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