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Through the website, a senior administration official says the federal government has distributed more than 600 million free tests to date.

A U.S. government portal says shipments will be suspended on Sept. 2 because Congress hasn't provided additional funding to replenish the nation's stockpile of Covid tests. By  Julia Conley Common Dreams Public health advocates on Monday warned that the imminent suspension of the Biden admi

Americans have until Sep. 2 to order their 16 free tests, if they haven't already.

Americans have until Sep. 2 to order their 16 free tests, if they haven't already.

Officials with the state’s health department are urging school districts to resume COVID-19 saliva screenings at the start of the 2022-23 school year.

Schools interested in renewing with SHIELD or beginning a partnership should sign up by July 15 to guarantee testing on the first day of school, IDPH officials said.

Month with the remaining tests going out over the next 60 days. >> i am hearing from so many schools that are having trouble staying open, they want to stay open. part of it is they have staff that are sick, but a big part of it is they dont have access to safety measures like masks and testing supplies. what do i tell them about where they go to get that? >> schools having enough testing supplies to stay open is a critical priority for us. weve invested $10 billion of the american rescue plan g...

Time the administration has committed to purchasing tests to send to the american households. >> so is that asper or d.o.d. because of all the notifications of contracts signed, ive seen them from d.o.d., not hhs. >> thank you for that question. we use -- we have a relationship with d.o.d. for assisted acquisitions so as per will request that d.o.d. put out a solicitation or manage a contract on our behalf. they are able to do it extraordinarily quickly and weve had an mou in place with d.o.d. f...

Around someone vulnerable. same thing with testing. the blanket universal testing guidance when we really need to ration a limited supply. something the cdc hasnt been comfortable with from the start. >> dana: they will no doubt be asked about testing. the white house has said that these tests were coming. it seems like the tests will get there after the peak of omicron. >> thats right. well be in a much better place in three or four weeks if we follow the pattern of south africa. no reason to t...