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The Biden administration launched its website for ordering at-home COVID tests without fanfare on Tuesday, a day before it was scheduled to officially open.
The website, COVIDTests.gov, includes a link for Americans to order up to four tests per residential address, to be delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
Although it is a central part of President Joe Biden's pandemic response, it still means families of four or more, or people in need of urgent results will have to look for other sources of tests.
And the packs will not start shipping until late in the month.
During her regular briefing on Tuesday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the site was operating at limited capacity.
'It will officially launch tomorrow morning,' she said.
'It's in the beta testing phase right now.'
Biden announced last month that his administration would buy 500 million