Biden Administration Announces More Tests for Schools

A medical worker places a nasal swab into a test tube after performing a COVID-19 PCR test at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in Boston, Mass., on Dec. 20, 2021. Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration says it will up the number of COVID-19 tests it provides to schools.

The White House announced on Wednesday that it will begin sending 5 million rapid tests and 5 million lab-based PCR tests to schools each month. Officials say this will double the amount of testing schools were performing in November.