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Bongo Prophet

(2,651 posts) Thu Nov 25, 2021, 01:33 PM Nov 2021

Remember the promise of $3 testing kits?

Was this funded already? I thought it was in the ARP, but it could be in the BBB bill, if not taken out.

I just read that Biden was funding some testing around Oct-Nov, and not sure if that is a different thing, or if it had been modified during legislation. Not complaining, as these things take time, just checking in on that.

Thanks in advance!

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Remember the promise of $3 testing kits? (Original Post) Bongo Prophet Nov 2021 OP

I haven't heard any news on it MagickMuffin Nov 2021 #1

I've been trying to buy the $25 and $14 kits and they are always out of stock in my area liberal_mama Nov 2021 #2

One of the many failures of the CDC was not to get rapid flow Tomconroy Nov 2021 #3

MagickMuffin

(15,952 posts)

1. I haven't heard any news on it

Reply to Bongo Prophet (Original post)

Thu Nov 25, 2021, 01:49 PM

Nov 2021

But thought I'd kick this up to see if anyone else knows.

liberal_mama

(1,495 posts)

2. I've been trying to buy the $25 and $14 kits and they are always out of stock in my area

Reply to Bongo Prophet (Original post)

Thu Nov 25, 2021, 03:04 PM

Nov 2021

My husband had a cold last week and it would have been nice to have some of those kits on hand. He went to Walgreens for a PCR test (which we found out was negative, but the results took 5 days!).

Tomconroy

(7,611 posts)

3. One of the many failures of the CDC was not to get rapid flow

Reply to Bongo Prophet (Original post)

Thu Nov 25, 2021, 04:02 PM

Nov 2021

Last edited Thu Nov 25, 2021, 04:37 PM - Edit history (1)

Tests out to the public. My understanding is that in Britain they are distributed for free and have been readily available for a while.

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