Biden Administration To Purchase , 500 Million Extra COVID-19 Tests, , Offer Free Masks.<br />Biden Administration To Purchase , 500 Million Extra COVID-19 Tests, , Offer Free Masks.<br />NPR reports President Joe Biden <br />announced Jan. 13 his administration's <br />plans to purchase an additional <br />500 million at-home COVID-19 tests.<br />The president had already committed to buying 500 million tests last month in response to the onset of the Omicron variant.<br />According to NPR, the White House <br />will launch a website soon, where<br />Americans can order the free testing kits.<br />Biden also announced his administration's intent to soon distribute high-quality masks at no cost to the general public.<br />Biden also announced his administration's intent to soon distribute high-quality masks at no cost to the general public.<br />The United States Postal Service is <br />gearing up to deliver the tests to the <br />citizens of America, which will create temporary work for up to 7,000 people.<br />We're very excited, and at the end of the day, we're here to serve the people of the country and we're dedicated to that mission. , Mark Dimondstein, president of American Postal Workers Union, via statement.<br />We're very excited, and at the end of the day, we're here to serve the people of the country and we're dedicated to that mission. , Mark Dimondstein, president of American Postal Workers Union, via statement.<br />Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said the U.S. Postal Service would "fulfill its mission of service to the nation.".<br />The 650,000 women and men of the United States Postal Service are ready to deliver... , Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, via NPR.<br />The 650,000 women and men of the United States Postal Service are ready to deliver... , Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, via NPR.<br />We have been working closely <br />with the Administration and are <br />well prepared to accept <br />and deliver test kits, Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, via NPR.<br />We have been working closely <br />with the Administration and are <br />well prepared to accept <br />and deliver test kits, Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service, via NPR.<br />President Biden implored <br />the citizens of the United States, <br />"if you haven't gotten vaccinated, do it.".<br />Personal choice impacts us all, Joe Biden, President of the United States, via NPR
