In 2022, the FDA approved a breathalyzer test for COVID. You breathe into a straw that connects to a device that checks for special compounds linked to the virus. But some experts feel there isn't enough data to show how well this test works. Other breath tests for COVID are now bein...
Last year, COVIDtests.gov reopened on Sept. 25, days after the Biden administration had announced a $600 million investment in a dozen domestic test manufacturers. They were expected to produce a combined 200 million over-the-counter test kits. Check the expiration dates on your free COVID ...
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...
The expiration dates of many COVID-19 tests have been extended, so you may be able to still use your COVID-19 test after the expiration date that is printed on the box. You can check if your test has an extended expiration date on the FDA’s website here. If your test is ...
Tests may show "expired" dates on the box, but the FDA has extended those dates;see the full list of extended expiration dates. OrderingAdditional SupportTroubleshooting Free at-home COVID-19 rapid tests are available for order and shipment through the United States Postal Service®. As of ...
The FDA does not recommend using expired tests, but did say, "the expiration dates for at-home COVID-19 diagnostic tests may be extended as additional stability data is collected." If you have an expired test and would like to see if it is part of the "expiration extension", the full...
The free tests will shipped out next week, beginning Oct. 2. Previously, the free tests were typically shipped within seven to 12 days of ordering, with most tests delivered by the USPS within 48 hours of shipping. And here’s an important note about expiration dates: Several FDA-authorize...
The program's website encourages people to check test expiration dates against the FDA's updated guidance on tests' shelf life. Some test kits with expiration dates printed on them that are in the past, may in fact still deliver accurate results. HHS encourages testing for COVID-19, so ...
Can you Use Expired COVID Tests? Most At-Home COVID Test Expiration Dates Have Been Extended The free COVID test you are looking for may be the one you already have. The FDA has been grantingshelf-life extensionsfor a number of at-home COVID tests beyond the original expiration dates li...
Initially, when theFood and Drug Administrationgranted approval for22 different over-the-counter at-home COVID tests, they set the expiration dates for the kits at six months, which led to a number of the tests ending up in the trash after they went unused. ...