Government announces more free COVID-19 tests ... - Associated Press News
WEBAug 23, 2024 · On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September. U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens, according to the website, COVIDtests.gov.
Covid JN.1 variant surge: What to know about testing and ... - NBC News
WEBJan 13, 2024 · Do we need to keep swabbing our nasal passages with Covid tests at the first sign of congestion or achiness? How well do at-home rapid tests work against the JN.1 variant?
Covid cases are rising: When to rest and when to test ... - NBC News
WEBJul 25, 2024 · Covid variants surge: People who test positive for Covid don’t need to isolate for five days, according to recent guidance from the CDC.
Is it time for a reality check on rapid COVID tests? - NPR
WEBJan 19, 2023 · At-home rapid tests have become a staple of COVID-19 precautions, but some experts worry that people are relying too much on these tests and that's creating a false sense of security.
Which Covid Test Should I Get? When Should I Test? What If I …
WEBDec 24, 2021 · Home tests can tell you whether you are infected with coronavirus right now. So you should test as close as possible to the time of the gathering, preferably about an hour or two before...
Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting this week - NPR
WEBSep 21, 2023 · The Biden administration is whirring the COVIDtests.gov website back to life. Starting Monday, September 25, the federal government will send up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests per household...
Free COVID test kits are back. Here's how to get them. - CBS News
WEBSep 25, 2023 · The Biden administration has resumed taking orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests as of Sept. 25. The administration is also launching a new infusion of money to boost domestic manufacturing of...
Johns Hopkins Medicine-Led Study Shows Rapid COVID-19 Tests …
WEBFeb 13, 2024 · A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led study provides evidence that rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 administered at home (upper image) yield results as reliable as those performed by a medical professional (lower image).
Federal government relaunches free at-home COVID test program - ABC News
WEBSep 25, 2023 · At the website, CovidTests.Gov, each household will be able to order four free rapid tests, according to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), a part of HHS that handles the federal stockpile of COVID tests.
More free, at-home Covid-19 tests available for US residents ... - CNN
WEBNov 20, 2023 · US households are now eligible to order an additional four at-home Covid-19 tests — free of cost — through the government. About three-quarters of Americans do not fear getting Covid-19 this...