U.S. Funding for Covid Tests in At-Risk Areas Extended to April

An additional $550 million funding extension announced Thursday means thousands of Covid-19 testing sites in vulnerable U.S. areas will continue to operate into April.

The program primarily provides testing sites in areas with “moderate-to-high social vulnerability” according to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The effort began in spring 2020. It is run through retail pharmacy chains, including CVS Health Corp., Rite-Aid and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

Brett Giroir

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Over 250 million Covid-19 tests have been performed in the U.S. so far, Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary for health, said in a Thursday ...