A ? about free covid tests from USPS

[dweller]

I don’t remember when they were 1st offered, but I ordered them and they arrived pronto … never had to use them until last month, and noticed they were out of date 6/2022 ..
so I ordered more last of July and they arrived today, and the expiration on them is 9/07/2022, just barely a month from now … is this about right in your experience?

I ordered the 1st time when they were first made available from gov/usps, but didn’t think it was May 2022 but much earlier

What’s your experience with them and expiration dates ?


tia

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[A Brand New World]

1. I read a news release that stated they are good for an additional 3 months.

If I can find it, I will put a link up.

EDIT


https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests

[MiniMe]

2. Yes, the expirations are never long enough

I ordered all my kits as soon as they were available. I think the first 2 deliveries are expired now.

[Salviati]

3. I think most of them have had their expiration dates extended, up to a year from manufacture.

If they're the iHealth brand, you can check via the lot number here:

https://ihealthlabs.com/pages/news#expiration

[dweller]

5. My 1st ones were iHealth

So I can check them at that site
The ones arrived today were Roche brand, made by Biosensor from Korea

Thanks

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[Brother Buzz]

4. Somewhere, out there, I read the expiration date was extended

And NO, I don't have a link!

[Ms. Toad]

6. Our first ones expired this month.

I think I used them all.

(I stacked them in the order of expiration date as each new batch arrived to make sure I used the ones closest to expiring first.)

[Effete Snob]

9. Extended....

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/99492

Overall, 8 of the 20 at-home tests listed on FDA's website had their shelf-life extended, and the 3- to 6-month extension appears to be typical. Shelf-life now ranges from 4 months for the Cue Health home test, to 18 months for Celltrion's DiaTrust test.

[Ms. Toad]

10. So far we've used the tests close to their printed expiration dates.

If the next one I pick up from the top of my pile has expired, I'll check the websites. (Not all are extended so until I run out of unexpired tests (based on the date printed on the boxes) I'm not going to worry about potential extensions.)

[Grasswire2]

7. oh dear I'd better check mine

haven't used them.

[Effete Snob]

8. They have been approved past the printed expiration date

More info here

https://www.medpagetoday.com/special-reports/features/99492