A home COVID-19 test kit is held, Feb. 3, 2022, in Seattle. Medicare says that millions of enrollees will finally have access to free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests at drug stores. Monday's announcement comes amid worries that the latest coronavirus variant --- BA.2 --- will spark...
If you belong to one of the 66 million U.S households that ordered the free COVID-19 at-home tests from the federal government, you might see them arrive in your mailbox soon.
The Virginia Department of Health launched a program in 2021 that brought at-home test kits to libraries across the state. "Community members can pick up FREE test kits from participating libraries (library cards aren't required) and take the kits home to self-test for COVID-19," thedepa...
"My sense is that these are glitches that will be addressed pretty quickly, but if not, please know, first and foremost, you should not have to put money out of pocket to get the COVID vaccine," Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told reporters on Sept. 20. Here's the...
Encouraging routine COVID-19 vaccinations is likely to be a crucial policy challenge for decades to come. To avert hundreds of thousands of unnecessary hospitalizations and deaths, adoption will need to be higher than it was in the autumn of 2022 or 2023
Senior citizens who sign up for a free CVS Extracare Rewards account can expect extra discounts and senior-exclusive savings. CVS Pharmacy also provides no-cost vaccines with most Medicare plans as well as free COVID-19 and flu vaccines for seniors. ...
On Monday, during a COVID-19 briefing at the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center in Westchester County, Governor Kathy Hochul announced new efforts to support vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds, including the launch of a new vaccine incentive program - 'Vaccinate, Educate, Graduate' - for youn...
Free COVID test kits are back. Here's how to get them. Do COVID-19 tests still work after they expire? Here's how to tell. Experts at the meeting acknowledged rocky rollouts are far from unheard of for new vaccines, with other shots for RSV and pneumococcal bacteria also hitting snags...