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Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. Photo by Andrew Kelly/REUTERS

Health Apr 14

FDA authorizes 1st breathalyzer test for COVID-19

By Associated Press

Health Jan 31

Rapid COVID-19 home testing kit distribution in Philadelphia
If you test positive on a rapid COVID test, don’t stop isolating just yet, virologists say

If a person’s rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to COVID-19, experts say they are most likely still carrying a viral load high enough to infect others.

By Rae Ellen Bichell, Kaiser Health News

World Jan 23

Preparation for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Beijing district orders mass virus testing ahead of Olympics

People in a Beijing district with some 2 million residents were ordered Sunday to undergo mass coronavirus testing following a series of infections as China tightened anti-disease controls ahead of the Winter Olympics.

By Associated Press

Health Jan 22

Parents fill the role of substitute teacher during Omicron wave in Austin
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COVID-19 latest: Omicron variant, herd immunity, worldwide vaccine access

In order to expand testing access and help stop the spread of the omicron variant, the Biden administration announced this week that it would begin distributing millions of COVID-19 tests and masks to Americans for free. Infectious disease epidemiologist Jessica…

By PBS NewsHour

Health Jan 21

COVID-19 pandemic in New York
Biden administration’s rapid-test rollout doesn’t easily reach those who need it most

Two rapid-testing initiatives the Biden administration released in the past week are inaccessible to some residents of multifamily housing, people who don’t speak English well, or those without internet.

By Hannah Recht, Victoria Knight, Kaiser Health News

Jan 21

U.S. COVID testing is ‘haphazard.’ Here’s what experts recommend

By Laura Santhanam

The pandemic’s ever-shifting demands mean goals must be established now to build up the country’s testing capacity for the future.

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Jan 18

U.S. faces a wave of omicron deaths in coming weeks, models predict

By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

The fast-moving omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, yet COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. are climbing. Modelers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by the time the omicron wave subsides this spring.

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Jan 15

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Omicron spreads as free home tests are set to roll out

By PBS NewsHour

Starting Saturday, private insurers are required to cover the cost of up to eight at-home testing kits, while those without insurance can get a free kit from the federal government. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases rose by another 800,000 across the U.S.

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Dec 09

Growing use of home COVID-19 tests leaves health agencies in the dark about unreported cases

By Kathleen McLaughlin, STAT

While home tests have distinct advantages, most who test positive don’t come to the attention of health officials unless they see a doctor.

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Nov 24

Why you can’t find cheap at-home COVID tests

By Rachana Pradhan, Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News

You probably won’t be testing everyone at your Thanksgiving table for COVID because the tests are expensive and hard to find. Why? The federal government is partly to blame.

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