President Biden acknowledged Wednesday that the U.S. should have done more COVID-19 testing earlier on during his first year in office.
Why it matters: The administration has faced criticism for the timing of the free tests that it distributed. A widespread shortage impacted millions across the country during the holidays as Omicron cases surged.
What he's saying: "Should we have done more testing earlier? Yes," he said during a news briefing from the White House.
"But we're doing more now," he added. "We've gone from zero at-home tests a year ago to 375 million tests on the market in just this month."
The average cost of a single at-home rapid COVID test is about $12 in the U.S., more than twice the cost of a test in France, and more than three times as much as in India.
