Free at-home COVID tests are back. Here’s how to order

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/free-at-home-covid-tests-are-back-heres-how-to-order/

Starting Monday, [people in the US] can once again order free at-home COVID-19 tests to be delivered straight to their homes.

The Biden administration announced last week that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce the new tests and restarting a website allowing Americans to order up to four tests per household.

Orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov, and the no-cost tests will be delivered for free by the United States Postal Service starting Oct. 2, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

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MicroWave@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y (4 replies)
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dannoffs@lemmy.sdf.org · 4 pts · 2y (2 replies)

The actual hyperlink works, but the URL "covidtests.gov" doesn't go anywhere.

MicroWave@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
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I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
jballs@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y

Thanks, been meaning to look into this and you saved me the mental effort.

chickenfish@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y (5 replies)

done. pretty please don't let them send me Binax again those are a pain in the ass compared to iHealth.

Bizarroland@kbin.social · 26 pts · 2y (4 replies)

If they are a pain in your ass then you are using them incorrectly. The swab goes in your nose.

thessnake03@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
EarlTurlet@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 2y

But I'm bi-testual

player1@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 2y

Got’em!

XTornado@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y

Not according to China.

ComfortablyGlum@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y

Thank you for the reminder!

tacofox@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 2y

Super easy to get signed up. Thanks for sharing!

FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y

Thanks for reminding us! Just ordered.

FunnyUsername@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Does anyone know anything if these tests have been updated in any way since the onset of covid? I read a couple mutation strands in that they were less effective as they mutated, but if that is true I imagine we're quite a number of strands down the line now, and am curious about the tests and how they work

MicroWave@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
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valen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Your order #: HE000BN2GQQLDPQNW12T40375228 has been placed.

That seems a little excessive. Like they need to have a different number for every atom of the Earth.

Polar@lemmy.ca · -7 pts · 2y (6 replies)

For a domain using the TLD "world", and then defaulting to US news, is pretty annoying.

Why not put US in the title?

MicroWave@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
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SheeEttin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The news community is primarily US news. If you want primarily non-US news, try the worldnews community.

If you don't like it, take it up with the admins, or host your own instance.

Polar@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 2y

The sidebar literally says the world is welcome and that this is a world news community.

usdefaultism at it again.

can@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y

I guess all we can do is post news from our countries.

scottywh@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y (1 reply)

What's annoying is seeing this same damn whiny complaint on every US news post in this community.

Get the fuck over it already.

Polar@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 2y

Maybe Americans should stop being so usdefaultism?