School districts across the country will be able to order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government starting in early December. Patrick Sison/AP hide caption
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The California company iHealth is one of 12 U.S. manufacturers getting an investment from the federal government to provide free tests by mail to people ahead of the winter COVID season. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
It's COVID testing time at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, South Korea. Arrivals from China must now submit to a PCR test. Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/Sipa USA hide caption
The science isn't entirely settled on whether a rapid antigen test indicates whether a person is still contagious. Massimiliano Finzi/Getty Images hide caption
As demand for testing ramps up, community clinics and nonprofits struggle to keep up with the need. These groups have run testing sites throughout the pandemic in low-income and minority neighborhoods, like this one in the Mission District of San Francisco, Calif., from UCSF and the Latino Task Force. David Odisho/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
People wait in long lines in Times Square to get tested for COVID-19 on Monday. New York City, which was initially overwhelmed by the pandemic, has once again seen case numbers surge as the new omicron variant becomes dominant. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A van from a COVID-19 vaccine mobile clinic hosted by McDonald's and the California Department of Public Health in September in Los Angeles. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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A pupil wearing a face mask reads instructions for a coronavirus rapid test kit at the start of a lesson at an elementary school in Berlin on August 9, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
People wait in line at a Miami-Dade County COVID-19 testing site, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Hialeah, Fla. Florida accounted for a fifth of the nation's new infections last week, more than any other state, according to the CDC. Lynne Sladky/AP hide caption
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A line forms outside a COVID-19 testing clinic in Lower Manhattan. Long waits have created a business opportunity for line standers who used to queue up for others at Broadway shows and other major events. Ben Ellman hide caption
In their study, CDC researchers wrote, "Implementing safe practices to reduce exposures to SARS-CoV-2 during on-site eating and drinking should be considered to protect customers, employees." Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption