hundreds of thousands of more children are going to need to get tested this week. where are they even going to get these tests? reporter: well, the state has provided some, so the governor has said she is going to be sending a million at home rapid test kits to new york city schools, there are two tests in each kit so that s about two million tests. new york city it is the nation s largest school district, you have 1.1 million children who are at school in new york city public schools. the city has said they have about 6 million testing kits on hand, but you have teachers unions like uft who have said they are appreciative and glad that the state has sent the city additional kits specifically for schools but they say having those kits and effectively distributing them and ensuring that every single school close to 2,000 of them in new york city has equal access to those tests is a very different thing and so far that union at least they ve said that they are not convinced that that c
President Biden is denying reports his administration rejected a proposal to boost free rapid tests ahead of the holidays. The White House is facing criticism for a rise in COVID-19 cases nationwide, and a spike in demand for COVID-19 testing.
President Biden is denying reports his administration rejected a proposal to boost free rapid tests ahead of the holidays. The White House is facing criticism for a rise in COVID-19 cases nationwide, and a spike in demand for COVID-19 testing.