THE President Joe Biden administration has launched a one-stop shop website for vaccines, tests, treatments, masks, and the latest COVID-19 information, IgbereTV reports
It is known as COVID.gov. The website will be available in English, Spanish, and simplified Chinese and is accessible for those using assistive technologies.
The administration is also making all of these COVID-19 tools available over the National Hotline, which supports over 150 languages. Individuals with disabilities who may need additional support can use the Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL) or via email at DIAL@usaginganddisability.org.
The website will feature a new test-to-treat locator tool to help people access the over 2,000 locations that offer COVID-19 tests and antiviral pills at one convenient location.
A statement from the White House yesterday said administration would continue to urge Congress to provide funding to help keep life-saving protections readily available to all.
“Today, the Biden Administration is launching COVID.gov, a new one-stop shop website to help all people in the United States gain even better access to lifesaving tools like vaccines, tests, treatments, and masks, as well as get the latest updates on COVID-19 in their area. The Administration has worked over the past 14 months to set up over 90,000 vaccination sites, make more than 400 million high-quality masks available for free, send free tests to peoples’ homes, and stand up new test-to-treat sites where people can get tested and receive life-saving antivirals all in one place. Now, with a click of a button, people will be able to find where to access all of these tools, as well as receive the latest CDC data on the level of COVID-19 in their community,” the statement said.
It added that the site would help people access pharmacies and community health centers across the nation where people can get tested for COVID-19 and receive appropriate treatments.
“President Biden announced the Test-to-Treat initiative in his State of the Union address earlier this month. Since that time, the Administration has already launched over 2,000 of these sites, plus more than 240 sites across Veteran’s Health Administration and Department of Defense facilities to serve veterans, military personnel, and their families. As has been the case throughout the pandemic, the Administration is ensuring locations are established in our most hard-hit and high-risk communities.”
