- The Biden administration announced today it is increasing the number of COVID-19 tests available to schools by 10 million per month. The administration plans to distribute 5 million free, rapid tests monthly to schools and will make lab capacity available to support an additional 5 million PCR tests per month for schools. It is also deploying federal surge testing units to support free testing access for students, school staff, and families at community testing sites in the hardest-hit and highest-risk communities. (Fact sheet here; Articles here, here, and here)
January 12, 2022
D.C. News