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The federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. Here's what we know about the rollout so far.

The federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. Here's what we know about the rollout so far.

The federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. Here's what we know about the rollout so far.

Guarding public health, right. when youre watching whats happening now with these extremely long testing lines, and of course president biden admitting he wishes he would have sent these tests several months before, were in year three, coming into year three of the pandemic, did the biden administration drop the ball on this at least when it comes to testing? >> well, you know, they were focusing on vaccines. we clearly put billions of dollars into testing supplies and capacity, and yes, we need...

Gathering people together and me worrying whether someone was going to contract a case because of that. >> reporter: across the country its a second covid christmas. which for many means another holiday of streaming services online. >> ive joked that we have become televangelists over the past 18 months. >> reporter: with omicron fueling the latest surge, new yorkers waited in the outside for testing kits. >> im vaccinated twice, so i didnt get my booster yet, so this helps. >> reporter: even th...

President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. Here's what we know about the rollout so far.

President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. Here's what we know about the rollout so far.

President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. Here's what we know about the rollout so far.

President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. Here's what we know about the rollout so far.

President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at home. Here's what we know about the rollout so far.