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Biden administration to distribute 500 million at-home Covid-19 test kits

Biden is expected to stress that Americans should take the Omicron variant seriously but shouldn’t panic, according to administration officials

5 min read . Updated: 21 Dec 2021, 07:27 PM IST Sabrina Siddiqui, The Wall Street Journal

Steps to combat Omicron will include new testing and vaccine sites and help for hospitals from FEMA and military medical personnel

WASHINGTON : The Biden administration will distribute 500 million free at-home Covid-19 testing kits to Americans and take steps to deploy federal medical personnel to overburdened hospitals this winter, as the Omicron variant spreads around the country.

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