You will soon be able to get more free COVID-19 tests from the U.S. government, public health officials announced on Aug.
23. While the U.S.
is still in the midst of an the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are also anticipating another COVID-19 wave this winter, as we’ve seen in previous years. Starting in late September, you can prepare for a spike in cases by ordering another round of COVID-19 tests through . And, just like with of free tests, they’ll be shipped to your home through the U.
S. Postal Service. "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 during a call with reporters.
"These tests will help keep families and their loved ones safe this fall and winter season," O'Connell said. Since the program started in 2021, more than 900 million tests have been sent to households in the U.S.
Another 900 million have been distributed to community centers such as food banks, libraries and long-term care facilities. "We have quite a bit of supply in the Strategic National Stockpile available to support (sending out free COVID-19 tests), so we won’t have any inventory issues," David Boucher, Ph.D.
, director of infectious disease preparedness and.