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The Biden administration on Monday said it is offering another round of free at-home Covid tests to U.S. households ahead of the holiday season, when more people gather indoors and the virus typically spreads at higher levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Starting Monday, Americans can use\u00a0COVIDtests.gov\u00a0to request four free tests. Those who have not ordered any tests this fall can now place two orders for a total of eight tests, according to the website.<\/p>\n

The administration in September allowed people to request an initial round of four free tests through the site, resuming a federal program that temporarily shut down during a political fight over Covid funding.<\/p>\n

At-home tests are a critical tool to protect against the virus, especially now that lab PCR tests \u2014 the traditional method of detecting Covid \u2014 have become more expensive and less accessible since the government ended the public health emergency in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But demand for tests, along with Covid vaccines and treatments, has plummeted over the last year as cases and public concern about the virus dwindled from earlier in the pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Only a small share of Americans appear to be worried about Covid disrupting their holiday plans this fall and winter.<\/p>\n

About three in 10 Americans said they are concerned they will get seriously sick from Covid or will spread the virus to people close to them over the holidays, according to a poll released Friday by health policy research organization KFF.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Less than half were concerned about the potential for another Covid surge during the winter, which has occurred in previous years of the pandemic, the poll said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Still, signs of a winter Covid wave are emerging. <\/p>\n

More than 16,200 Americans were hospitalized in the week ending Nov. 11, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.\u00a0That marks an 8.6% increase from the previous week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Biden administration on Monday said it is offering another round of free at-home Covid tests to U.S. households ahead of the holiday season, when more people gather indoors and the virus typically spreads at higher levels.\u00a0 Starting Monday, Americans can use\u00a0COVIDtests.gov\u00a0to request four free tests. 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