Can The U.S. Fix Its At-Home Covid Testing Problem?

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The latest Covid-19 wave during the busy holiday travel season caught the U.S. flat-footed when it came to one key tool in its pandemic-fighting arsenal: at-home rapid tests.

The White House has made it clear that the tests — sold over-the-counter at drugstores — are critical to keeping the economy running during the current surge of the highly contagious omicron variant and any future variants. Demand for at-home tests has soared as infection and hospitalization rates soared to unforeseen levels in early 2022, leading to supply constraints and accusations of price gouging.

The fight against Covid-19 appears far from over, and those at-home rapid tests look poised to play a crucial role in federal and state efforts to mitigate another tough pandemic-era winter. The U.S. vaccination rate has stalled, leaving pockets of Americans vulnerable to severe disease. Experts also point out that kids under 5 years of age still don't have access to an approved vaccine. Even vaccinated Americans are testing positive for Covid-19, and researchers are trying to understand what that means for how well the variants spread.

Federal regulators at the Food and Drug Administration have been criticized for not authorizing at-home Covid tests quickly enough to match demand. Meanwhile, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's evolving testing guidance for the vaccinated also has confused test manufacturers, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Watch the video above to find out how the U.S. fell behind on its at-home Covid testing strategy, and what the Biden administration is doing to fix it.

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Can The U.S. Fix Its At-Home Covid Testing Problem?
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Yea testing at home is useless when your employer denies that as a serious test and won’t pay you

brianvieira
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Maybe make a test capable of detecting covid, and not one that gives random results to scare people into taking the thingy that causes bad things. Also, how did they get these tests sent from China so quick, yet can’t put food on the shelves at the grocery store?

NevermindtheRedundants
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Sure the PCR test is the "gold standard" but who has time to wait 2 days for an appointment and 3 more days for results? Cause that's what's happening around here. And I need to know if I can go to work today.

lauraigla
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These UK US comparisons are stupid. The US is the size and has the population of Europe. Don't compare a cat to a tiger. Obviously a large country like the US needs more tests but not more tests per person. The US should be leading the testing challenge purely due to economies of scale. One federal government ordering tests for all states. But for some reason, we STILL can't figure it out, and we watch as big Pharma takes in the money and doesn't produce the goods.

Fellowtellurian
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Thank you Dr. Robert Malone for standing up with the people!! Having a real scientist on our side is double meaningful...🥰

doomsday
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this wasn't even about the broken website... smh.

Kristinapedia
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Who cares about covid. have you seen how much a house costs?!?!??

vaeell
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how many know there is such a thing as at-home covid testing?

auro
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Good luck, I ordered it Jan. 18... to date Feb. 1 ...I have received NOTHING...

tedmartin
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Don't get tested that's the solution

alicianelson
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Imagine how different everything would be right now if someone never ate a bat soup

luhohhh
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The supply has increased but we don’t where we put them lol

MWisz
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This problem is totally on the president

ronaldpoole
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A simple way would be if you have no symptoms don't bother testing. If you have severe symptoms, see a doctor. But this is not medical advice

chiquita
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Imagine having to test yourself for the illness that you’re triple vaccinated against 🤣🤣.

richyp
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I bet the next variant will be called the Pie Virus.

electron
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Everyone has got it or knows somebody. Stop the fear owns these test companies? Follow the money it never lies

bproc
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there is no problem, you make it into a problem

artemstanetskiy
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Pssst...
Nobody cares anymore. Get on with life. If you're still terrified, stay home and shelter in place forever. We won't miss you.

conman
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IHealth test I just got is made in China…

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