LINK Every household is eligible for additional free COVID-19 tests from the government
All U.S. households are now eligible to order four additional free COVID-19 tests from COVIDtests.gov.
When the government site launched in January, it received more than 45 million orders. Now officials say fewer than 100,000 orders a day are coming in for the packages of four free rapid tests per household, delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.
Experts say testing will become more important with mask requirements now easing.
"If infection control is still our priority, testing is central," said Dr. Leana Wen, a former Baltimore health commissioner and commentator on the pandemic. "Four tests per household for one family will only last you one time. There should be enough tests for families to test twice a week."
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Covid seems to be pretty much over here in western Oklahoma but it sure killed and sickened a lot of people while it was active. It seems most have had all the shots or have had Covid.
Trajan61
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Mar 9, 2022
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I have had all the shots, and I have two test kits. I ordered the additional kits just because they're free, and although I hope Covid is over, I don't trust it to really be over for some time.
@HippieChick58 Maybe if we’re lucky it will be over until fall.
@Trajan61 and the old Jewish Bubushka says "from your mouth to God's ear." Let it be so. I'm not holding my breath though.
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