The Biden admin. is accelerating investments in Covid-19 testing to combat a 4th wave of infections washing over states and regions with low vaccination rates, 3 admin. officials say.
A health care worker takes a nasal swab sample to test for the coronavirus at the Brightpoint Health and UJA-Federation of New York in Brooklyn, N.Y., on May 8, 2020.WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is accelerating investments in Covid-19 testing to combat a fourth wave of infections washing over states and regions with low vaccination rates as those rates stall and some people resist a return to mask mandates, three administration officials said.
Testing"is a key pillar of our response," particularly because some people are holding off on getting vaccinated and many children are ineligible, said Carole Johnson, the White House testing coordinator."It's going to be really important, including as we talk to states about their surge teams." Scott Becker, chief executive of the laboratories group, said:"It's a ground war. With the number of cases and hospitalizations going up, you'd expect to see a greater degree of testing." But"we've seen a huge downturn in diagnostic testing across the country."
Some lawmakers want to be more aggressive, especially as the more contagious delta variant spreads and younger children remain ineligible for vaccination. Pilot programs at several schools across the country in the spring proved that it was costly and, in some cases, difficult to test staff members and children in school.
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