Every household in the U.S. can now order another round of free COVID tests kits through the website COVIDTests.
gov. The tests are completely free and there is no shipping cost. The U.
S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response earlier this week that the tests will be available to order “at the end of September 2024,” but did not specify the date. As of today, Sept.
26, 2024, the tests are now available to order via , and they will begin shipping next week. “U.S.
households will be eligible to order 4 free COVID-19 tests at . The COVID-19 Tests will detect current COVID-19 variants and can be used through the end of the year,” the HHS website stated. The news comes as COVID-19 circulation in the U.
S. is high but declining, according to , and as a new COVID variant, , may lead to a winter surge. Another round of free tests will help keep communities safe this fall and winter, officials said on a call with reporters in late August.
“As families start to move indoors this fall and begin spending time with their loved ones, both very old and very young, they will once again have the opportunity to order up to four new free of charge, and have them sent directly to their homes,” Dawn O’Connell, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services, said. The government website to order free COVID test kits is . Starting today, you can order four more tests for free —.
