If you're nostalgic for the days when you could order a free pack of four or eight COVID tests from the government, we have a surprise for you: The free COVID testing program, which was suspended in August, is back for a limited time – and with fortuitous timing, given that seasonal disease rates are high even as COVID remains ubiquitous, not to mention that a bunch of home tests were just recalled for inaccuracy.
(Yes, I realize this sounds like a disappointing Christmas special, but that's just the mood of our national prevention strategy these days.)
If you're nostalgic for the days when you could order a free pack of four or eight COVID tests from the government, we have a surprise for you: The free COVID testing program, which was suspended in August, is back for a limited time – and with fortuitous timing, given that seasonal disease rates are high even as COVID remains ubiquitous, not to mention that a bunch of home tests were just recalled for inaccuracy.
(Yes, I realize this sounds like a disappointing Christmas special, but that's just the mood of our national prevention strategy these days.)
Photo: Chaay_Tee (Shutterstock)
Photo: Chaay_Tee (Shutterstock)
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