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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 house's new testing coordinator responding. >> this administration has been pursuing a strategy to expand testing since its earliest days and will continue to do that. >> reporter: the white house did take steps to boost production in the late s...

Have been entirely preventible, as is evidenced by the availability, the widespread availability of rapid tests in europe, for example. the fact is that it appears the administration simply failed to anticipate our testing needs. as the former assistant secretary of health recently pointed out, a lack of federal orders between january and september of 2021 caused the manufacturers to reduce their lines and lay workers off, including at abbott facilities in the state of maine, where 400 workers were laid off. as a member of the appropriations committee, i share the concerns that have been expre...

People, as you note. and the different levels of protection, different masks provide. >> but we do now know how you can get your hands on some of those free at-home tests promised by the biden administration. a website covid tests.gov launches next wednesday, but i wouldn't rely on this site for all of your testing needs. it will be limited to four tests per household and once you place your order, we're told it will take 7 to 12 days for those tests to ship. jake? >> nick watt, thanks so much. joining us to discuss, michael osterholm. thanks for joining us. so you've developed a bit of a re...

Questions from lawmakers. >> i'm hearing more and more questions like what kind of tests should i get, when should i get tested, do i need to isolate ten days, five days or even at all? >> the communication efforts are a mess and have only made things worse. now, i admit it, i'm at the end of my rope. i think you'll see today most of my colleagues are as well. >> the fact is it appears the administration simply failed to anticipate our testing needs. >> a lot more coming up. this as president biden is on his way to atlanta this hour to make his most forceful push yet for new voting rights legi...

Immense pressure ever since the trump administration to leverage its bulk purchasing powers, and finally, they're doing that. take a listen. >> so these tests will help us with omicron. but they will also help us in the period of time beyond omicron. we're going to need to have testing capacity for the long run and this program will help people meet their testing needs, meet community testing needs for the long-term. >> so he told me that the masks will begin to ship out to the pharmacies and community centers, the same places where you got your shots, where you get your testing. at the end of...