![]() Legal research should verify their results against an official edition of The official SGML-based PDF version on, those relying on it for The material on is accurately displayed, consistent with While every effort has been made to ensure that Regulatory information on with the objective ofĮstablishing the XML-based Federal Register as an ACFR-sanctioned The OFR/GPO partnership is committed to presenting accurate and reliable Register (ACFR) issues a regulation granting it official legal status.įor complete information about, and access to, our official publications Informational resource until the Administrative Committee of the Federal This prototype edition of theĭaily Federal Register on will remain an unofficial Each document posted on the site includes a link to theĬorresponding official PDF file on. The documents posted on this site are XML renditions of published Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the official It is not an official legal edition of the Federal The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the dailyįederal Register. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. Dawn O'Connell is assistant secretary for preparedness and response at HHS. Strongly encourage going to FDA's website to check your particular test. O'CONNELL: Well we are seeing that some last longer than we initially thought. INSKEEP: So my 2-year-old test or whatever might be OK depending on what I find when I check. So really important to go to FDA's website and check what - how long your test is good for. And now they've seen that they've - that they actually last longer than initially thought. And the FDA made a safe assumption about how long they would last. You know, when the tests were first manufactured, these were, you know, new in the case of first impression. So it's really important to go to FDA's website and check the expiration for your particular test. O'CONNELL: Well, many of the COVID tests have been shelf life extended by the FDA. So we were, like, digging around in a drawer for old COVID tests and then trying to figure out what is the expiration date? Is there even an expiration date on this thing? Is this test any good? What would you tell people to do with their older COVID tests that they bought last year and 2021 in this situation? When we had this family experience over the summer, of course, we wanted to test everybody else in the family, see if they were OK. INSKEEP: You know, let me ask you about another aspect of this. So we think being able to protect yourself and your loved ones by knowing whether you have COVID is going to be really important for these coming months. We know folks are going to be gathering indoors in the coming months, likely with family members who may be elderly or younger or with some immunocompromised risk. ![]() So we're continuing to prepare to make sure that we make these tools available to the American people so they can protect themselves and their loved ones. And, you know, we're seeing that with a small increase in cases we saw towards the end of the summer. So what does the decision to do this at this point say about the seriousness of the winter that's ahead? O'CONNELL: And these four free tests will help supplement whatever you're able to purchase in the retail setting. INSKEEP: And I also noticed that tests, which we paid for over the summer, they're not, like, super cheap if you do pay for them, right? So that's one of the reasons why we think it's important that American families are able to order these four free tests shipped directly to their homes this fall and winter season. If you had not been able to test and known that your family member needed to isolate, then it's possible that it would have spread throughout your household. O'CONNELL: Well, that's one of the reasons why testing is so important. They immediately isolated in one room in the house, and nobody else in our family got sick. Someone in my family was feeling sick, and so we tested them. There seemed to be an increase in COVID cases in the last couple of months. INSKEEP: I want to tell you a story about something that happened in my family, and you can respond any way that you want. ![]() So we think it's really important that this tool be made available to folks for free as we head into this fall and winter season. O'CONNELL: Well, as we head into the fall and winter, if past is prologue, we've always seen cases increase as folks move indoors and start gathering with their loved ones in indoor settings. DAWN O'CONNELL: Thanks so much for having me. ![]()
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