Nearly half of the 500 million free COVID-19 tests that the Biden administration recently made available to Americans still haven’t been claimed as virus cases plummet and people feel less urgency to test
Wen says people still need a guide for when to test and how often. “Right now it is still unclear,” she said.
Around mid-December, with omicron projections grimmer by the day, White House officials began discussing how to make free tests available for anyone who wanted one. But if the government started siphoning up tests on the market, that would just make the shortage worse. With omicron causing record infections in the U.S., many are left wondering which COVID-19 test is most effective.
The project took less than a month to get ready, Manning said. “We said this is not online retail," he said."This is emergency response, so we have go to as fast as possible.” One of the service groups was the National Association of Community Health Workers, whose members help people navigate the health care system. Executive director Denise Smith said the group was able to use its website to link more than 630,000 people to COVIDtests.gov.
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