tests. right before christmas, at the beginning of the huge omicron surge of covid, the administration announced plans to buy a half billion, 500 million, home testing kits, at home rapid test kits, kits that could be covered to homes for free. that came as americans were waiting for hours in line. waiting in the cold for hours in line trying to get any tests they could find that would tell them whether or not they had the virus. well, the biden administration finalized the first contracts for those at-home tests about a week ago but it wasn't for 500 million tests. they doubled the order. placed the order for a billion tests instead. they said they would put up a website where everybody could order them. you could have those sent to you at home for free. it was set to launch tomorrow. there's been a change in those plans. surprise. they went early. the government website where you