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Biden Plans to Deploy Military, Distribute 500 Million Tests Amid COVID-19 Omicron Wave

December 21, 2021



Joe Biden's administration is planning to mail out some 500 million COVID-19 tests, starting in January, according to the White House

The White House on Tuesday said it will send the test kits to homes  as part of an effort to deal with the Omicron COVID-19 variant, which  the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday said  accounts for about 73 percent of cases in the United States. It's not  clear yet whether the variant causes more severe disease than previous  variants, although fewer than a dozen deaths have been reported  worldwide. "Today, the President is announcing his Administration will purchase a half-billion at-home, rapid tests this winter to be distributed for free to Americans who want them, with the initial delivery starting in January 2022," ... Additional federal test sites will also be set up across the United  States in the coming days, starting in New York City, according to the  White House, in a bid to help "states that need additional testing  capacity."... White House press secretary Jen Psaki earlier this month told reporters that the administration won't be mailing test kits to every home.

"Fewer than a dozen "deaths" worldwide"?

In the press release, the White House confirmed it will send 1,000 members of the military such as military doctors, nurses, paramedics, and other medical personnel to hospitals in January and February. Six emergency response teams with more than 100 staff members are  also being sent to Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Hampshire,  and Vermont, said the White House... The CDC Monday reported that Omicron is rapidly spreading and may be  the dominant variant in the country, representing some 73 percent of  sequenced U.S. cases. ...

Authorities in South Africa, where Omicron is first believed to have  emerged, reported that the hospitalization rate for  Omicron patients is about one-tenth of the hospitalization rate that was  seen during the early phase of the Delta wave. New York City's chief  medical official made a similar statement. "Right now, there are about a thousand people hospitalized with  COVID-19 across New York City. That's about a quarter of where we were  at the peak of last winter's wave and less than a tenth of where we were  in the spring of 2020,"... blaming the rise in  infections on the "Omicron wave." On Tuesday evening, Biden is slated to make a televised announcement  about the initiative. During a news conference Monday, Psaki said the  president will not call for additional lockdowns or stay-at-home orders.

Biden Plans to Deploy Military, Distribute 500 Million Tests Amid COVID-19 Omicron Wave
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