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[NOTE: As of Friday, September 2nd, 2022, the program offering free home COVID-19 rapid antigen tests <\/em>has been suspended<\/em><\/a> due, according to the website, to a lack of funding from Congress. In other words, we\u2019re on our own.]<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nOriginal story below<\/h3>\nWith the rise of the Omicron variant, we\u2019ve been urged to use COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to make sure that we don\u2019t spread the virus to friends and family. However, it\u2019s been very difficult to follow that suggestion, what with long lines at COVID testing stations and high prices for home kits \u2014 when you can find them.<\/p>\nTo try to alleviate this situation, the US federal government has created a website<\/a> where you can order four free rapid test kits per month per household. While the site was scheduled to officially open Wednesday, January 19th, it started taking names and addresses a day early.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s extremely simple to put in your order. You will not need to submit a credit card or any other financial information. <\/p>\n
\nGo to COVIDTests.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n
Tap on the button reading \u201cOrder Free At-Home Tests.\u201d <\/li>\n
If you don\u2019t see the button for any reason, you can go directly to the USPS site (which is where the button would send you anyway) at special.usps.com\/testkits<\/a>. <\/li>\n
Fill in your name, email address (if you want to receive notifications), and shipping address.<\/li>\n
Click on the green \u201cCheck Out Now\u201d button \u2014 and you\u2019re done!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n  <\/p>\n    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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    The USPS form for ordering free rapid tests is very simple.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\nSo far, we haven\u2019t had any reports of problems with the site itself, although (as can be imagined), it\u2019s highly popular. (According to the site analytics.usa.gov<\/a>, as of 2PM on Tuesday, January 18th, over 700,000 people had already visited the website.) <\/p>\n
There is now also a phone number if you have difficulty accessing the internet or have any problems placing an order: 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489).<\/p>\n
The kits are supposed to ship within 7\u201312 days, starting in late January. Until then, as far as rapid tests are concerned, we\u2019re still on our own.<\/p>\n
Note: <\/strong>Some apartment dwellers are reporting problems with putting in an order if somebody else in their building already did:<\/p>\n
There have been a number of solutions suggested if this happens to you, including putting your apartment number on the same line as your street address, putting your apartment number on the second address line, or using a word (such as \u201csuite\u201d or \u201capartment\u201d) rather than a hash sign. None of these have been verified; we\u2019ll let you know if we hear anything further. Meanwhile, if you\u2019re having problems, you can try the 800 number mentioned above.<\/p>\n
\n<\/aside>\nUpdate August 31st, 2022, 9:23AM ET:<\/strong><\/em> This article was originally published on January 18th, 2022, and has been updated to announce that the program is ending.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

<\/br><\/code><\/p>\nSource: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/22889745\/rapid-covid-tests-free-website-how-to<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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