Biden announces $600M for more free Covid-19 tests in anticipation of surge

theguardian.com

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Does the government know something we don't know yet?

Also - where's sick leave? I'm sick of taking personal responsibility for my liver by getting the Hepatitis A vaccine, when in civilized countries people working in fast food can take sick leave to cure their infection instead of spreading it to all the world.

If youre asking about the U.S. government ... no, they dont know something you dont unless you avoid the data: https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#datatracker-home

I enjoy how it says $600M for FREE tests. does not compute

>I enjoy how it says $600M for FREE tests. does not compute

"Free" refers to the cost to the consumer. You don't have to pay to take the tests. It still costs money to actually make and deploy the tests. Use some basic common sense, please.

Seeing as how the 'consumer' is intended to be US citizens. It is not 'FREE' to me. Use some fiscal reasonability, please.

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