Wed Jan 26, 2022 – 8:22 am EST
(The Heartland Institute) – The Biden administration has ramped up COVID-19 testing, announcing the plan when typically more than 100 million Americans were about to begin holiday travel.
Low or no-cost testing was available at local health centers and pharmacies nationwide throughout the fall. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Washington already had a free at-home test program in place by December. However, rapid tests cost $25 and were in short supply.
Then, on December 21, as public health officials issued more dire warnings about the new Omicron variant, the White House announced it would start delivering up to 500 million free, at-home COVID-19 rapid tests to anyone who wanted one.
More testing, more positive results
As more Americans access free or low-cost tests, more people consequently test positive for COVID-19, and cases started soaring about the second week in December.
Positive cases caused havoc in the nation’s airports. Some 2,300 flights were canceled over the Christmas weekend, thousands more were delayed or canceled around the globe, and 1,200 more flights were canceled due to crew members calling in sick, the New York Post reported on December 27, the Monday after Christmas.
Testing positive has a domino
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