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Manatee residents swarm libraries for free COVID-19 test kits. We can do better than this

Manatee residents swarm libraries for free COVID-19 test kits. We can do better than this

Long lines again highlight shortcomings in response to coronavirus pandemic

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Marc R. Masferrer
Jan 05, 2022
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Manatee residents swarm libraries for free COVID-19 test kits. We can do better than this
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Almost two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, this is what it has come to in Manatee County: People lining up at public libraries, as early as 6:45 a.m., to get free at-home test kits because almost two years into a pandemic, that is the only place they are available.

Several hundred people waited Wednesday morning outside the Island branch library in Hol…

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