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States test at-home COVID-19 testing program
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Federal health officials have sent thousands of at-home COVID-19 tests to residents in North Carolina and Tennessee as part of a larger study focused on how the coronavirus spreads.
The free testing kits, distributed by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, arrived earlier this month to Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Pitt County, North Carolina. Researchers at those agencies want to see if the spread of COVID-19 will be reduced if more people are given quick access to at-home testing. The CDC said it wants to reach 160,000 residents across both states under its "Say Yes! COVID Test" program. In Greenville, North Carolina, community organizer Eveangel Savage said she is tapping local clergymen to help spread the word about the program.More Related News

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