Biden to outline dire need for COVID funding in speech highlighting government website
ABC News
Biden will speak on Wednesday afternoon about the state of the pandemic.
In a speech about the state of the country's COVID response on Wednesday, President Joe Biden will promote the launch of COVID.gov, a new website the White House is billing as a "one-stop shop" to help Americans get better access to vaccines, tests, treatments and masks -- as well as area-specific updates on COVID-19 spread.
The website leads users to locations where they can get vaccines, boosters and masks, and it connects people with another White House website to order free at-home rapid tests.
The president will also highlight that the "Test to Treat" initiative he announced at the State of the Union has already expanded to over 2,000 sites nationwide and now through COVID.gov's new "Test to Treat Locator," Americans can readily find pharmacies and community health centers to get tested for COVID-19 and receive treatments if needed.
Notably, many of the COVID response efforts available on COVID.gov are the same things the White House says are in jeopardy of running out in the coming weeks and months if more funding is not approved.
