Free covid tests by mail program revived by Biden administration

( Washington Post )

Americans can again order free rapid coronavirus tests by mail, the Biden administration announced Thursday.

People can request four free at-home tests per household through covidtests.gov. They will begin shipping Monday.

The move comes ahead of an expected winter wave of coronavirus cases.

The September revival of the free testing program is in line with the Biden administration’s strategy to respond to the coronavirus as part of a broader public health campaign to protect Americans from respiratory viruses, including influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), that surge every fall and winter. But free tests were not mailed during the summer wave, which wastewater surveillance data shows is now receding.