The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be investing $10 billion to bolster COVID screening testing in schools and underserved areas. It is important to watch where HHS continues to dedicate its resources.
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More COVID Testing to Help School Testing
As part of President Biden’s National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will invest $10 billion from the American Rescue Plan to ramp up screening testing to help schools reopen, $2.25 billion to scale up testing in underserved populations, and provide new guidance on asymptomatic screening testing in schools, workplaces, and congregate settings.


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