'Companies will not simply decide to take less of a profit during a health crisis unless we make them.'
a factory assembling its tests to destroy millions of the products, citing then-dwindling sales.
Walmart will now offer the highly sought-after kits—which include two rapid Covid-19 tests—for $19.98 per box and Kroger will sell them for $23.99. Critics also argued that the price hikes reflect the Biden administration's failure to use its authority to ensure the universal availability of at-home coronavirus tests, which have been expensive and often difficult to obtain in the U.S. over the course of the pandemic. In October, aslast month, the Biden White House rejected a plan that would have significantly ramped up test supply in time for the holidays.
"I can't give you an update on any conversations," Psaki said in response to a reporter's question about the price hikes."I can tell you that our objective is, of course, to increase and scale up access to free tests."