Biden administration launches new COVID.gov website
Written by John Hewitt Jones
The White House has created a new “one-stop-shop” website for coronavirus information, replacing the previously launched COVIDtests.gov website.
The new COVID.gov is intended to provide a single point of access through which Americans can access COVID-19 vaccines, tests, treatments, and masks.
The new site also includes information from vaccines.gov and provides information on the local spread of the virus; advice on travel rules and restrictions; and a tool to help citizens locate antiviral treatments.
The Biden administration launched the new website as it continues to urge Congress to pass a blocked funding plan to support the country’s virus response.
Earlier this year, in January, COVIDtests.gov launched without a hitch and quickly became one of the most used federal government websites. Over the past 30 days, COVIDtests.gov has received more than 13.9 million page views, according to Analytics.usa.gov.
Reaching American citizens through a federal government website has been a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s pandemic response and its commitment to purchase 1 billion COVID-19 test kits for free distribution to Americans.