Biden administration launching additional testing sites in six states

"We have the tools we need to manage the surge in Omicron cases," White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters Wednesday, citing vaccinations and boosters, funding from the Covid relief package to help schools implement prevention measures and federal support for treatment and prevention.

 

The Biden administration, Zients said, "is deploying every available measure to help states communities and hospitals confront this Omicron challenge. Military doctors, nurses, and EMTs are now in place assisting local hospital staff and states across the country, with additional teams ready to deploy as needed."

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that thousands of free tests are being provided daily in mobile federal testing sites in New York and New Jersey. She said the 12 testing sites in New York City have processed more than 8,700 tests since the first site launched in late December. ...