Governor Whitmer Asks MDHHS to Surge 300,000 COVID-19 Test Kits to Schools and Other Priority Groups Amid Omicron Spike

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To help ensure rapid testing is available to schools, long-term care facilities, jails, homeless shelters and for seasonal workers, Governor Whitmer has asked the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to begin distributing more than 200,000 test kits to schools and other priority groups, with another 100,000 slated to go out this week. These large-scale shipments are being made per a request from Governor Whitmer to get every test kit the state has available out to ensure availability of testing for the state's most vulnerable residents during the unprecedented Omicron surge.

"Tests are critical keeping Michiganders safe and controlling the spread of COVID-19," said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. "The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will deliver hundreds of thousands of tests to Michiganders in schools, nursing homes, correctional facilities, and to our first responders and local health departments. I applaud their efforts, and I encourage Michiganders to get their vaccine and booster shots, which remain the best way to keep yourself and your family safe."

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