Feds To Again Offer Free At-Home COVID Tests By Mail

The New York Times reports:

The Biden administration, looking ahead to a possible winter surge of Covid-19, announced on Wednesday that it was reviving its program of offering Americans free coronavirus tests through the mail and would spend more than $600 million to buy tests from a dozen domestic manufacturers.

The website for the program, covidtests.gov, will begin accepting orders on Monday, and households will be able to receive four tests.

Dawn O’Connell, the assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Health and Human Services Department, said the money would fund the purchase of 200 million tests to replenish the nation’s stockpile as tests are sent out.

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BREAKING: Biden admin to spend $600 million to buy 200 million new coronavirus tests to replenish its stockpile, and will revive the website that allows Americans to order 4 free Covid-19 tests a month. https://t.co/H2knKS8OH7

— Sheryl Gay Stolberg (@SherylNYT) September 20, 2023