Covid infections (As have RSV, Flu , Strep A and common colds) ARE increasing right now in America….
The Biden administration on Thursday restarted a program that provides free coronavirus tests to American households through the Postal Service, part of a new push by the government to head off rises in virus cases and hospitalizations as winter approaches.
The program, which was paused in September after distributing over 600 million tests, is resuming after federal officials dipped into what the White House said was “existing, limited funding.” Households are now able to order four tests at covidtests.gov, with shipments beginning next week.
The tests are one component of a broader Covid-19 “winter preparedness plan” that the White House rolled out on Thursday, reflecting mounting anxiety over a cold-weather surge in virus cases across the country. Cases have risen roughly 55 percent over the past two weeks, while deaths have surged by around 65 percent in the same period. Hospitalizations have risen over 20 percent, adding strain to medical centers already deluged by cases of the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or R.S.V….
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The government continued operating the at-home test program as the year went on, allowing Americans to order additional rounds of tests. But the White House paused the program in September, citing a lack of funding.
Americans with health insurance and on Medicare can still secure eight at-home tests for free each month. As part of its announcement on Thursday, the White House said it would distribute at-home tests to thousands of federally supported senior facilities and at hundreds of food banks….
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Florida Governor DeSantis meanwhile is attacking the CDC and vaccine manufactures…
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