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Impossible. there were only a handful of authorized at-home tests, and plummeting demand during the summer cause several test makers to downscale production. republicans have seized on the failure. two senators calling out a quote fundamental lack of strategy and failure to anticipate future testing needs. in his first network interview, the white houses new testing coordinator responding. >> this administrations been pursuing a strategy to expand testing since its earliest days and will continu...

Program? >> reporter: jose, i just wanted to point out that the reason why these new programs are so significant is that for the first time, the federal government is really flexing its bulk purchasing power on behalf of the american people. you can go to the usps website, order your test kits, and they say they will be at your door withi 7 to 12 days. there are three conditions under which you should use these tests. first, if you have covid symptoms. second, if you know that you were exposed t...

Be holding these high standards in china and we know that theres abuses and at what point are they going to stand up to the chinese communist party? >> sandra: keep us posted on the responses you get and how you plan to hold the companies accountable. appreciate you joining us with the news. >> john: president biden continues to blame the unvaccinated for a surge in covid cases, despite many fully vaccinated and boosted americans also getting infected with omicron. is it time to change the messa...

Lets bring in former surgeon general, dr. jerome adams, served on the task force in 2020. why do you think he is doing so poorly on this issue after promising that he would defeat the virus? >> well, i think number one, it was politicized from the start, and lets be honest, both sides. one party that really leans too far toward doing less and putting it on states and individuals and the other party said you are going to die if elected, and the truth is its somewhere in between and the americans ...

Impossible. there were only a handful of authorized at-home tests and plummeting demand during the summer caused several testmakers to downscale production. republicans have seized on the failure with two senators calling out a, quote, fundamental lack of strategy and failure to anticipate future testing needs. in his first network interview, the white houses new testing coordinator responding. >> this administration has been pursuing a strategy to expand testing since its earliest days and will...

Week as part of a congressional delegation. and we begin with the latest on the coronavirus pandemic. right now, the biden administrations website to request free at-home covid tests is up and running. americans can visit covidtest.gov to place an order for four tests to be delivered to their door by the united states postal service. the administration also says it will begin distributing 400 million n95 masks from the national stockpile to thousands of locations across the country. joining me...

Another winter of this chaos, and im really frustrated that this administration has not and more. would you say to them? >> i dont think that statement reflects administrative policy. i think the policy is to leave nobody behind. yes, we have an incredible shortage because we have an incredible number of cases. we have a shortage of everything. we have a shortage of personnel, a shortage of tests, shortage in virtually everything. thankfully not boosters of vaccines. people will be frustrated go...

Website today. and get tests. but it may be coming a little late, at least for this wave. >> all right. heidi, lets bring you in. the new white house testing coordinator spoke with nbc news about this new plan to give out free n95 masks and the at-home covid tests to americans for free. what did he tell you in your conversation with him? >> a lot of things. he wanted to make clear the circumstances under which people should use the free tests. number one, if you have covid symptoms. number two, ...

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