U.S. program for free at-home COVID tests ending this week
The COVID.gov website says it is suspending the offering 'because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile.'
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The COVID.gov website says it is suspending the offering 'because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile.'
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