Biden Promises 500 Million COVID-19 Tests As Omicron Threatens To Overwhelm US Health Care System
Executive Summary
The “President’s Winter Plan” to fight the new variant includes mailing out free COVID-19 take-home tests to Americans who ask for it. AdvaMed says it will encourage manufacturers to keep producing tests.
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