States were sharing COVID test kits. Then omicron hit.
In a few short months, states have gone from donating surplus rapid COVID-19 tests to states with shortages to hoarding them as demand driven by the spike in cases strains supplies.
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In a few short months, states have gone from donating surplus rapid COVID-19 tests to states with shortages to hoarding them as demand driven by the spike in cases strains supplies.
Cooperation has turned into competition as states run out of supplies, limit which organizations get them, or hold on to expired kits as a last resort.
In a few short months, states have gone from donating surplus rapid tests to states with shortages to hoarding them as demand strains supplies.
The omicron variant upended a system in which states shared rapid tests with those that needed them more. Cooperation has turned into competition as states run out of supplies, limit which organizations get them or hold on to expired kits as a last resort.
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