Biden’s omicron battle plan includes 500 million home test kits

Enlarge / Rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits. (credit: Bloomberg | Getty Images)

In an address to the nation today, President Joe Biden outlined his administration's plans to battle the omicron variant. The federal government plans to purchase 500 million rapid COVID-19 test kits for home use, set up new testing sites, and mobilize 1,000 military medical personnel to pitch in at hospitals slammed by the surge in COVID-19 cases.

"I want to start by acknowledging how tired, worried and frustrated many of you are," Biden said at the onset of his remarks.

Biden then encouraged vaccine holdouts to take action as omicron spreads across the country. "If you're not fully vaccinated, you have good reason to be concerned." He additionally called on folks who have not received boosters to schedule them.

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