Amazon and vendors on its site have placed purchase limits on at-home Covid tests amid a surge in demand.
Amazon and vendors on its online marketplace have placed purchase limits on at-home Covid tests amid a surge in demand ahead of the holidays and the fast-spreading omicron variant.On Tuesday, Walgreens and CVS instituted caps on the number of at-home Covid tests shoppers can buy.
Rapid at-home Covid-19 test kits are handed out to people at Chelsea Community Connections in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on December 17, 2021.has limited sales of its at-home Covid-19 test kits amid a surge in demand tied to fears around the fast-spreading omicron variant. Coronavirus cases are on the rise once again in the U.S. as the highly contagious omicron variant spreads andthe dominant Covid strain in the country, representing 73% of sequenced cases. The surge has led to a flurry of demand for tests ahead of the holidays, as many Americans prepare to travel and gather with their families.
There have been widespread reports of long lines at Covid testing sites, while some pharmacies' shelves of at-home Covid tests have become bare. In response to the surge,
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