Biden Administration to Pause Free At-Home Covid-19 Tests for Americans

The federal government plans to hit pause this week on a program that sends free at-home rapid Covid-19 tests to U.S. households

White House has been pushing Congress for additional funding for Covid-19 tests, treatments, vaccines and boosters

With each mutation, the Covid-19 virus is becoming more transmissible. WSJ’s Daniela Hernandez breaks down the science of how Covid variants are getting better at infecting and spreading. Illustration: Rami Abukalam. “Ordering through this program will be suspended on Friday, September 2 because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests,” said a post on COVIDTests.gov, the federal website where tests can be ordered.

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