While none of the free COVID-19 tests being shipped by the U.S. Postal Service this year will have already expired, officials acknowledge many now arriving in mailboxes will likely see their shelf life run out i
The federal government has distributedmore than 900 million COVID teststhrough the program since the start of thecoronavirus pandemic, according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), part of the Department of Health and Human Services. When theagency announced last m...
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 to the government website, orders...
2025 update:This federal program has ended and free tests are not current available from the government website. Manufacturers of the most accurate homeCOVID-19tests on the market say they were left out again from the Biden administration'slatest round of free ordersthrough COVIDTests.gov, whic...
Update to readers:as of March 9, 2025, the U.S. federal government stopped filling orders for free COVID tests on the USPS test kit site. It really is not a surprise that the current administration ended the free COVID test by mail program if you are familiar with their approach to pu...
The government made the tests free for all in March to make a gradual return to normal life possible after a lockdown to break a third wave of COVID-19. But with 55% of the population fully vaccinated there have been calls to stop spending taxpayers' money on a subsidised scheme that ...
And, yes, you can get infected with the flu and COVID-19 at the same time too. All the more reason to get both vaccines. Related Posts: How to Get Free COVID Tests from the Government, Insurance, & Locally The Best HSA Accounts...
The federal government’s free Covid-19 test distribution site is live one day early.CovidTests.govwill simply send youto the U.S. Postal Serviceto place an order. They’re offering four testsper residential addressand expect to ship in 7 to 12 days after ordering. ...
But COVIDTests.gov is not the only way to secure free tests. People can also still purchase up to eight rapid tests per month at drug stores and supermarkets, fully reimbursable by insurance. And though there are less and less in recent months, there are still free government-run testing ...
FILE - A United States government website, COVIDTests.gov, is displayed on a computer, Jan. 19, 2022, in Walpole, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)Updated 12:53 AM GMT+8, September 23, 2024 Share WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting this month, Americans will be able to order free CO...