By David Lim

A senior administration official told reporters the government has 420 million tests under contract and tens of millions already in its possession.

A senior administration official told reporters the government has 420 million tests under contract and tens of millions already in its possession.

A senior administration official told reporters the government has 420 million tests under contract and tens of millions already in its possession.

A senior administration official told reporters the government has 420 million tests under contract and tens of millions already in its possession.

While the supply chain for once-scarce equipment remains intact, the sheer demand for testing is stretching sample collection sites and laboratory staff.

Under the plan, private insurers can set up programs at preferred pharmacies or retailers where the upfront cost of home tests is covered for beneficiaries.

While the supply chain for once-scarce equipment remains intact, the sheer demand for testing is stretching sample collection sites and laboratory staff.

While the supply chain for once-scarce equipment remains intact, the sheer demand for testing is stretching sample collection sites and laboratory staff.

While the supply chain for once-scarce equipment remains intact, the sheer demand for testing is stretching sample collection sites and laboratory staff.

The new warning is based on preliminary studies by the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative.

The new warning is based on preliminary studies by the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative.

The new warning is based on preliminary studies by the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative.

The agency said the disparity was due to the rate with which the highly transmissible Omicron spread.

The new warning is based on preliminary studies by the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative.

The agency said the disparity was due to the rate with which the highly transmissible Omicron spread.

The new warning is based on preliminary studies by the National Institutes of Health’s Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative.

The agency said the disparity was due to the rate with which the highly transmissible Omicron spread.

The U.S. surveillance system is in a far stronger position than when the Covid-19 Alpha variant emerged last year.

The White House announced last week that it would spend $1 billion to increase access to at-home tests.

The White House announced last week that it would spend $1 billion to increase access to at-home tests.

The new investment builds on $2 billion the administration is using to boost production of a number of different Covid-19 tests.

The new investment builds on $2 billion the administration is using to boost production of a number of different Covid-19 tests.

Biden will address the testing situation Thursday afternoon, in what the White House is billing as a major speech laying out the next phase of the federal pandemic response.

Federal health officials are weighing how to implement the lessons they have learned from this pandemic to prepare for the next one.

Federal health officials are weighing how to implement the lessons they have learned from this pandemic to prepare for the next one.

Federal health officials are weighing how to implement the lessons they have learned from this pandemic to prepare for the next one.

Federal health officials are weighing how to implement the lessons they have learned from this pandemic to prepare for the next one.

“If you’re too busy at work or school, you can get vaccinated around the clock,” President Biden said in touting the new measures.

“If you’re too busy at work or school, you can get vaccinated around the clock,” President Biden said in touting the new measures.