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Here's how Biden's COVID-19 test giveaway will work
We have two full packs of tests and one half full test. You cannot find these tests now
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President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. But despite the high public demand for tests, it will still be several more weeks before these kits are available to be shipped. The administration is still working on details for how the program will work.
DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE THE TESTS?
Not yet. As of this week, the departments of Defense and Health and Human Services were “executing on what's called an ‘accelerated emergency contract,'" the White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, said. A contract is expected to be signed soon.
WHEN WILL THE TEST KITS BE DELIVERED?
The first delivery is expected in early January. All 500 million kits will not be delivered at the same time but instead will arrive in batches.
MY DRUGSTORE DOESN'T HAVE ANY TESTS. HOW CAN I GET A FREE KIT FROM THE GOVERNMENT?
You'll go to a new government website to request a kit, but the site won't be functional until after the first batch of test kits have been delivered, Psaki said. She said the process was being handled that way to avoid creating more confusion for the public. But the idea is that anyone who wants a test kit would log onto this website to request one.
“We’re obviously not going to put the website up until there are tests availabl
DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE THE TESTS?
Not yet. As of this week, the departments of Defense and Health and Human Services were “executing on what's called an ‘accelerated emergency contract,'" the White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, said. A contract is expected to be signed soon.
WHEN WILL THE TEST KITS BE DELIVERED?
The first delivery is expected in early January. All 500 million kits will not be delivered at the same time but instead will arrive in batches.
MY DRUGSTORE DOESN'T HAVE ANY TESTS. HOW CAN I GET A FREE KIT FROM THE GOVERNMENT?
You'll go to a new government website to request a kit, but the site won't be functional until after the first batch of test kits have been delivered, Psaki said. She said the process was being handled that way to avoid creating more confusion for the public. But the idea is that anyone who wants a test kit would log onto this website to request one.
“We’re obviously not going to put the website up until there are tests availabl