The White House has announced a third release of free at-home COVID-19 testing for U.S. residents.
COVID-19 advisory board Michael Osterholm poured water on White House claims from earlier this month that the U.S. could see up to 100 million coronavirus cases this fall and winter.
FILE - Youngstown City Health Department worker Faith Terreri grabs two at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out during a distribution event, Dec. 30, 2021, in Youngstown, Ohio.last week with CNN, Osterholm described the White House's prediction as"a whiplash moment" considering it clashed with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now only recommending that masks be worn on public transit, rather than stating they should be required.
"Any modeling that looks beyond 30 days out is largely based on pixie dust. I worry that the White House has gotten way ahead of their skis on this one," he said, before going on to express his support for the Biden administration's efforts to secure additional funding to fight the coronavirus. Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at [email protected]
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