# Biden to Make 10M More COVID-19 Tests Available to Schools Each Month

By Human Events · Published 2022-01-12 · News & Analysis › Culture · https://humanevents.com/news/biden-to-make-10m-more-covid-19-tests-available-to-schools-each-month

> The Biden administration announced a plan Wednesday to increase COVID-19 tests for schools by 10 million per month to help keep them open for in-person learning amid the omicron surge. The White House said the administration would send 5 million free rapid tests to K-12 schools each month. The additional tests seek to help support \[…\]

The Biden administration announced a plan Wednesday to increase COVID-19 tests for schools by 10 million per month to help keep them open for in-person learning amid the omicron surge.

The White House said the administration would send 5 million free rapid tests to K-12 schools each month. The additional tests seek to help support schools implement testing and “test to stay” programs,” *The Hill* [reports](https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/589316-biden-to-make-10m-more-covid-19-tests-available-to-schools-per-month).

The administration will also make 5 million lab-based PCR tests available each month for schools to perform testing.

The tests will be funded by the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief law.

“Today the Biden-Harris Administration is doubling down on our commitment to keeping all schools safely open for full-time in-person learning by taking new action to increase access to COVID-19 testing in schools,” a White House fact sheet reads.

The Biden administration also plans to use federal “surge testing sites” to support testing for schools by setting up locations near school grounds.