President Joe Biden announces free home-testing kits to target omicron surge
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President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.ASSOCIATED PRESS
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in Washington.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers pass a sign near a COVID-19 testing site in Terminal E at Logan Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in Boston. Public health officials are urging caution as the new omicron variant might become the dominant strain in the U.S. during the holiday break.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Travelers wait in line to be tested for COVID-19 at Logan Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in Boston. Public health officials are urging caution as the new omicron variant might become the dominant strain in the U.S. during the holiday break.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People check their rapid COVID-19 test results outside of a testing site on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in New York.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People wait on line to get tested for COVID-19 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in New York.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man swabbed during a COVID-19 test on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in New York.ASSOCIATED PRESS
People wait on line to get tested for COVID-19 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in New York.ASSOCIATED PRESS
COVID-19 testing specialists Alex Honn, right, and Tokeya Berry test a driver at a drive-up coronavirus testing location Tuesday, Dec. 21, in Bellingham, Wash. Washington health officials said Tuesday at least 400 cases of the new COVID-19 variant had been confirmed, but that omicron hasn't yet overtaken delta cases in the state. Over the past two weeks Washington state has averaged more than 1,500 new, likely cases of COVID-19 a day.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lenarco Velasco gets a COVID-19 PCR test, Tuesday, Dec. 21, in Miami. The omicron variant has unleashed a fresh round of fear and uncertainty, for travelers, shoppers and party-goers around the U.S.