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COVID-19: Here's How You Can Now Order More Free At-Home Tests COVID-19: Here's How You Can Now Order More Free At-Home Tests
Covid-19: Here's How You Can Now Order More Free At-Home Tests Are you running low on COVID-19 tests? American households may now order a fourth round of free at-home COVID test kits courtesy of the federal government just as the winter season arrives. Each kit includes four separate tests. The new round of tests became available on Thursday, Dec. 15, and now may be ordered through covidtests.gov. The last period in which tests were available began six months ago. Related story - COVID-19: Recall Issued For Brand Of Over-Counter Tests That Could Give False Negative Results

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COVID-19: Here's When White House Will Start Distributing 400 Million N95 Masks COVID-19: Here's When White House Will Start Distributing 400 Million N95 Masks
Covid-19: Here's When White House Will Start Distributing 400 Million N95 Masks With free COVID-19 at-home testing kits being shipped out this week, the White House is set to begin distributing millions of N95 masks as the pandemic approaches the beginning of its third year. President Joe Biden’s administration will make upwards of 400 million N95 masks available for free at thousands of locations across the country beginning this week, officials said on Wednesday, Jan. 19 as the Omicron variant continues to be the dominant strain of the virus. Related story - COVID-19: Website For Ordering Free At-Home Tests Launches Sooner Than Expected Officials said that the plan …

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COVID-19: Here's When Americans Can Order Free At-Home Tests COVID-19: Here's When Americans Can Order Free At-Home Tests
Covid-19: Here's When Americans Can Order Free At-Home Tests With the Omicron COVID-19 variant raging, Americans will soon have access to free at-home test kits that will be made available through a federal website. Beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 19, the White House announced that it will be distributing one billion tests that it plans to buy this year that will be provided to Americans in need for free. According to the White House, tests will take approximately seven to 12 days to ship, and can be requested at COVIDTests.gov beginning on Jan. 19. Officials said that "tens of millions” of tests are already on hand, and a half billion will be availabl…

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Here's What Group Of People Will Get A Federal Stimulus Check In 2022 Here's What Group Of People Will Get A Federal Stimulus Check In 2022
Here's What Group Of People Will Get A Federal Stimulus Check In 2022 It is unlikely that the federal government will distribute a fresh round of stimulus checks to most Americans again, but some will qualify for some financial assistance in 2022. During the COVID-19 outbreak, eligible Americans received as many as three stimulus checks to help them ride out the pandemic, though a fourth is unlikely, outside of a specific group. Parents who gave birth to a child in 2021 will be eligible for a 2022 stimulus check of up to $1,400, similar to the third round that was issued in March. Eligible new parents who inform the IRS they had a baby — or babies — when th…

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by Zak Failla