By Melissa Patrick
Kentucky Health News
Starting in late September, the federal government will relaunch its at-home COVID-19 test program that makes every U.S. household eligible for four free COVID-19 tests to be sent directly to their home.
The test, which can be ordered from COVIDTests.gov at the end of September, will detect the current variants and can be used through the end of the year, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services news release.
“Covid-19 testing can help you know if you have COVID-19 so you can decide what to do next, like getting treatment to reduce your risk of severe illness and taking steps to lower your chances of spreading the virus to others,” according to the release.
Since the pandemic began, HHS says the program has distributed more than 900 million COVID-19 tests directly to American’s homes.
The news comes at nearly the same time as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two updated COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna for the fall season. An updated Novavax vaccine is expected to get approval sometime this year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the updated vaccines for everyone ages 6 months and older.
Thank you for allowing us to receive this for preventative measures
Thank you for the help
Thank you for allowing us to receive this for preventative measures.
I’ve had it 2 times already this year an once last year. I had all shots. I was able to take home test to detect early very very sick. Thank you for the opportunity to get free test they are very expensive.
Thanks
I am thankfull for all the help i recieve.