Americans will be able to order free rapid coronavirus tests Wednesday on new federal website
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A group of health agency officials proposed that the White House purchase millions of rapid tests in the spring, but the White House never followed up on the proposal, The Washington Post previously reported.What to know about the omicron variant of the coronavirusWhile experts have said rapid tests are a critical tool, both in the omicron surge and going forward, early research issued in late December by the Food and Drug Administration and produced by the National Institutes of Health said the tests “do detect the omicron variant but may have reduced sensitivity.” The real-world implications are not clear and still under investigation, but some rapid tests appear to be less reliable with the omicron variant.The website is the latest step in a slate of actions the administration has taken to boost testing — steps experts have welcomed, even if they came too late in the current surge.
As said here by Yasmeen Abutaleb