{"id":854062,"date":"2021-10-06T19:29:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T23:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=854062"},"modified":"2021-10-06T19:29:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T23:29:29","slug":"white-house-investment-in-rapid-covid-testing-expected-to-quadruple-testing-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-investment-in-rapid-covid-testing-expected-to-quadruple-testing-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"White House investment in rapid COVID testing expected to quadruple testing supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-investment-in-rapid-covid-testing-expected-to-quadruple-testing-supply%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=854062&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2542193\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2542193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEW YORK, N.Y. \u2013 APRIL 16: A COVID-19 IgG and IgM Rapid Test Cassette is displayed on April 16, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 3:50 PM PT \u2013 Wednesday, October 6, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The White House said it\u2019s investing more money into pumping up the country\u2019s supply of rapid at-home COVID tests. Reports on Wednesday revealed the White House is investing an additional $1 billion to increase the number of tests.<\/p>\n<p>This comes in addition to the $2 billion investment announced in September. Both expenses are expected to be used to increase the number of tests four-fold by December.<\/p>\n<p>Production of rapid tests will rise from around 30 million a month to 200 million and they\u2019re expected to drop in price as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden&#8217;s investment in at-home rapid testing will help Americans slow the spread of COVID-19 and keep their friends, family, and communities safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CMvQsSYjHn\">https:\/\/t.co\/CMvQsSYjHn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1445865631547486212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis means companies will be able to expand production of tests even further based on the United States government\u2019s commitment to procuring an additional 180 million rapid tests over the course of the next year, with tens of millions more tests coming to market over the course of the next 30 days,\u201d announced White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the White House also said it\u2019s doubling its commitment to provide free testing to 20,000 pharmacies nationwide.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-mccarthy-cant-invest-in-u-s-future-under-democrat-plans\/\">Rep. McCarthy: Can\u2019t Invest In U.S. Future Under Democrat Plans<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, N.Y. \u2013 APRIL 16: A COVID-19 IgG and IgM Rapid Test Cassette is displayed on April 16, 2020 in New York City. 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