Free COVID-19 rapid tests.

[Emile]

Beginning September 25, every U.S. household can again place an order to receive four more free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered directly to their home.

https://www.covid.gov/tests

[Takket]

1. sign up

make sure you sign up for these even if you don't think they are needed... more demand means more money for these programs in the future. also these have been tailored for the current variants.

[Maru Kitteh]

5. What do you mean these are "tailored" for the current variants? Are you sure you

aren't thinking of the newly formulated vaccine/booster?

AFAIK, the point-of-care antigen tests have remained the same.

[3Hotdogs]

8. Both can be correct.

[Takket]

13. Sorry I don't have the link but...

My wife read me an article on this last night saying the new home tests the government is passing out are better at detecting the current variants.

[StarryNite]

2. Thank you for posting this.

[GoCubsGo]

3. Thanks for the heads-up!

[niyad]

4. Thank you.

[DemocraticPatriot]

6. I already have a bunch... I never felt any need to use one....

Lucky me.


I have practiced social distancing and mask wearing since the thing began,
and never felt bad enough to think I needed a covid test all that time....

and was never feeling 'sick'
except for reasons that might be called
"self-inflicted"....but those were also very rare

Thanks for your post. Maybe my stocked tests are expired by now...
probably I should get some new ones, just in case...

[ratchiweenie]

10. Checked mine and they had all expired so yeah, you should check them and order new.

[Quiet_Dem_Mom]

11. Those expiration dates may have been extended!

I first read this info in a tweet by Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding on the app-formerly-known-as-Twitter. But since that is a toXic dumpster fire lately, here is a link to an article on CNet:

https://www.cnet.com/health/your-expired-covid-test-kits-are-probably-still-good-how-to-find-out/

The extension of the expiration date does not apply to all brands of COVID tests, but the FDA has a list of the tests and whether or not that brand's expiration date has been extended:

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

All that aside, we're still ordering the new tests when they become available!

[ratchiweenie]

15. Yeah, mine were even past the extended dates. But good to remind people.

[Emile]

12. Our old tests have expired.

Ordering new ones.

[UTUSN]

7. *THANKS*!

[Emile]

9. Kick

[MerryBlooms]

14. r&k Excellent.

[Emile]

16. My neighbors just tested positive.

Kicking