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Free COVID tests are available again. Here’s how to get them

By Danny Connolly,

22 days ago

WASHINGTON D.C. (WCIA) — The U.S. government is reopening a program providing free COVID-19 tests to millions of Americans’ doorsteps this month.

Households in late September 2024 will be able to order four more at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests from USPS on their website at no cost. Orders will ship starting Monday.

More information on the, including some tests which health officials extended their shelf life, can be found on the FDA’s website.

Officials ask for people to report their COVID test results, either positive or negative, to public health agencies, online at MakeMyTestCount.org.

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