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Photo by Steven Allen Adams â The Vault Health saliva at-home free testing kit program was discontinued by the state last week after only 10 days.
CHARLESTON An at-home testing program for COVID-19 that lasted only 10 days before being shuttered by the state was just a small part of a larger purchase, according to invoices.
West Virginia ended a partnership with New York-based Vault Health to offer at-home saliva tests kits free of charge to state residents. The program began on Dec. 2, but state officials announced the end of the program on Dec. 11.
According to the wvCheckbook.com, the transparency website provided by the State Auditor’s Office, DHHR’s Division of Health paid Vault more than $4.6 million for invoices on Dec. 4 – enough for more than 39,000 saliva test kits. The funds came from either the Central Office General Administrative Fund or the Public Health-Federal Fund for COVID-19 epidemiology and lab capacity for prevention and co
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Steven Allen Adams
PROGRAM DISCONTINUED The Vault Health saliva at-home free testing kit program was discontinued by the state last week after only 10 days.
CHARLESTON An at-home testing program for COVID-19 that lasted only 10 days before being shuttered by the state was just a small part of a larger purchase according to invoices.
West Virginia ended a partnership with New York-based Vault Health to offer at-home saliva tests kits free of charge to state residents. The program began on Dec. 2, but state officials announced the end of the program on Dec. 11.
According to the wvCheckbook.com, the transparency website provided by the State Auditor’s Office, DHHR’s Division of Health paid Vault more than $4.6 million for invoices on Dec. 4 enough for more than 39,000 saliva test kits. The funds came from either the Central Office General Administrative Fund or the Public Health-Federal Fund for COVID-19 epidemiology and lab capacity for prevention and contro
sadams@newsandsentinel.com
CHARLESTON An at-home testing program for COVID-19 that lasted only 10 days before being shuttered by the state was just a small part of a larger purchase according to invoices.
West Virginia ended a partnership with New York-based Vault Health to offer at-home saliva tests kits free of charge to state residents. The program began on Dec. 2, but state officials announced the end of the program on Dec. 11.
According to the wvCheckbook.com, the transparency website provided by the State Auditor’s Office, DHHR’s Division of Health paid Vault more than $4.6 million for invoices on Dec. 4 enough for more than 39,000 saliva test kits. The funds came from either the Central Office General Administrative Fund or the Public Health-Federal Fund for COVID-19 epidemiology and lab capacity for prevention and control.