While none of thefree COVID-19 testsbeing shipped by the U.S. Postal Service this year will have already expired, officials acknowledge many now arriving in mailboxes will likely see theirshelf liferun out in a few months. So far this season, around 20 million of the 32 million tests or...
Americans can once again order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government. The program returns as officials are encouraging the public to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine amid rising hospitalizations. Dr. Celine Gounder joins "CBS Mornings.&quo
(WASHINGTON) — The federal government program used for the last two winters to send free COVID tests to Americans’ homes will get up-and-running once again in the coming days, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said Wednesday. Becerra made the announcement at a CVS drugstore...
If you can use the standard at-home COVID-19 tests, you can order them free atCOVIDTests.gov(while supplies last). Additional Support To find additional information onthis government-sponsored initiative, please seeCOVIDTests.gov To find additional information orresources on COVID-19, please s...
That makes the program especially welcome — particularly since it has been paused in the past for being too popular— to keep up with the government’s stockpile of tests. Even a flawed at-home testing program shows that the federal government can still do things that help people and ...
The free tests from the federal governmentare not valid for travelback to the United States, since they are not proctored. You still need a self-test that is monitored for that. (You may be able to separately pay for monitoring.)
And keep in mind that some of the free tests being shipped by the government may show “expired” dates on the box, but the FDA has extended those dates. If you need help placing an order for your at-home tests, then call 1-800-232-0233 (or 1-888-720-7489 for teletypewriter...
PSA to readers: as of January, 2025, the USPS is once again offering free COVID tests for order on theUSPS test kit site. Shipping is free as well. This is the first time since March that the federal government has offered the free rapid antigen test kits available for order through th...
Autumn is here, and once again, warnings are going up about the spread of the covid-19 virus — along with the flu and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. To try to minimize the upsurge, the US government is once againoffering free home rapid antigen teststo each US household. According...
Americans will be able to get four more COVID-19 tests for free from the government starting next week.