White House officials have announced steps to provide more Covid testing, vaccinations and supplies as case numbers tick up in another winter wave of coronavirus infections.
A CVS pharmacist administers a Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine shot to a resident at the Emerald Court senior living community in Anaheim, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2021.Shannon Pettypiece
WASHINGTON — White House officials on Thursday announced steps to provide more Covid testing, vaccinations and supplies as case numbers tick up in another winter wave ofThe Biden administration says it will offer more free at-home Covid tests, boost efforts to vaccinate nursing home residents and prepare supplies that can be sent to states in need.
Starting Thursday, the White House will make another round of free Covid tests available by allowing households to order up to four at-home tests from. After it failed to get additional funding from Congress to buy new tests, the White House will use money from the Covid stimulus bill passed last year to buy the additional tests, a senior administration official told reporters.
While public health officials don’t expect a Covid surge as big as last winter’s, cases and deaths have increased since Thanksgiving. The administration official said the White House expects infections to continue to rise as more people gather indoors for holiday celebrations in the coming weeks. “We’re seeing Covid cases rising in parts of the country following Thanksgiving. And while Covid isn’t the disruptive force it once was, we know that the virus will circulate more quickly and easily as folks gather indoors for the winter holiday season,” the official said on a call with reporters.
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