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Why no more free Covid tests?
The story mentions most people don't need a test. The government ended free universal Covid-19 testing in England in April 2022, shifting to a 'living with Covid' strategy. This decision was driven by the high cost of the testing programme, which ran into billions of pounds, and the widespread availability of vaccines.
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