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Biden’s Free Covid Tests Ordered by 60 Million U.S. Households
- Biden ordered a billion tests amid shortages that are easing
- Each order includes four test kits delivered by Postal Service
Covid-19 lateral flow self-test kit
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About 60 million households in the U.S. have ordered at-home Covid-19 tests from the federal government after President Joe Biden made them available for free to ease shortages fueled by the omicron variant.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre announced the figure on Friday. “Tens of millions” of tests have been shipped out, she said.