In January 2022, President Joe Biden announced the launch ofCovidTests.gov, a website where households could order four free rapid antigen COVID-19 tests shipped by the Postal Service. The site added four more free tests in March 2022, eight more in May 2022, four more in ...
Updated on: September 27, 2024 / 1:41 PM EDT / CBS News Manufacturers of the most accurate home COVID-19 tests on the market say they were left out again from the Biden administration's latest round of free orders through COVIDTests.gov, which for a seventh time will rely on less se...
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...
HHS encourages testing for COVID-19, so that individuals who contract the virus can seek treatment and self-isolate or take other steps, like wear a mask, so as not to infect others. To date, the federal program has distributed more than 900 million tests to American households. The...
That has changed, however. Now, officialCDC messaging is: CDC is providing new funding for 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines for public health safety net providers. Adults without health insurance or with insurance that doesn’t cover all COVID-19 vaccine costs may be able to find a free COVID...
Americans will not be able to order free at-home COVID tests after Friday, U.S. health officials announced Tuesday.
A federal program providing free COVID-19 vaccines to uninsured and underinsured adults is shutting down this summer, before the fall rollout of updated vaccines to fight against the latest variants. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
How at-home testing will impact COVID tracking Briona Arradondo reports TAMPA, Fla. - 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 soo...
Visitcdc.gov/RiskLessDoMoreto learn more about the flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines. Also, you can order free COVID-19 test kits (four per household) atCOVIDTests.gov. Talk to your doctor about which vaccines are right for you or visitvaccines.govto get started today. ...
Slowing case rates drove the decision to pause orders for the sixth round of test shipments, the spokesperson said. Tests could still be distributed again by ASPR in the future. The CDCsaidon March 1 that some COVID-19 trends remain elevated nationwide but have been decreasing in recent week...