Folks within the US can now order free, at-home COVID-19 exams from a United States Postal Service web site, sooner or later sooner than anticipated. Last week, the Biden administration mentioned folks would have the ability to place orders beginning on Wednesday. At the time of the announcement, COVIDtests.gov was a placeholder web site, nevertheless it now directs customers to the USPS to position an order.
Households can every request one set of 4 speedy antigen exams. USPS will begin transport the kits later this month and normally inside seven to 12 days of ordering.
The administration says the positioning went dwell sooner or later early as a part of its beta part, based on CNN chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins. Officials are hoping to troubleshoot the positioning and make sure the official launch goes easily on Wednesday. Sure sufficient, on the time of writing, some folks have been having hassle loading the positioning, so that you may not have the ability to place an order instantly.
The COVIDtests.gov web site gives some extra details about the exams. You ought to see outcomes inside half-hour and could be taken anyplace. It gives steering on when to take a take a look at, in addition to instructions on what to do based mostly on the outcomes. The web site additionally has sources about testing websites and insurance coverage reimbursement for at-home exams.
The Biden administration mentioned it was shopping for a billion speedy, at-home COVID-19 exams to distribute to Americans. Half of these are anticipated to be obtainable for order this week. The White House mentioned its objective was to verify everybody has a take a look at obtainable once they want one, particularly on condition that exams are in excessive demand and are sometimes tough to seek out in shops.