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U.S. Household: Request One Set of 4 COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Home Test Kit

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COVID.gov is offering every U.S. Household: Request One Set of 4 COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Home Test Kit for Free when you click on the 'Order Free At-Home Test' link & place an order through the USPS form. Shipping is free.

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Note, must fill out the form completely through the United States Postal Service to request your test kits.

Take an at-⁠home test:
  • If you begin having COVID-⁠19 symptoms like fever, sore throat, runny nose, or loss of taste or smell, or
  • At least 5 days after you come into close contact with someone with COVID-⁠19, or
  • When you're going to gather with a group of people, especially those who are at risk of severe disease or may not be up to date on their COVID-⁠19 vaccines

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Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Every U.S. household can place an order to receive one set of 4 free at-home tests COVID-19 rapid test kits, delivered to their home vis USPS
  • The U.S. government will continue to make COVID-19 test available to uninsured individuals and underserved communities through existing outreach program
  • Orders will ship free starting the week of October 2, 2023
  • Limit of one order per residential address
  • Offer valid while test kit supplies/distribution period last
Additional Notes
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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COVID.gov is offering every U.S. Household: Request One Set of 4 COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Home Test Kit for Free when you click on the 'Order Free At-Home Test' link & place an order through the USPS form. Shipping is free.

Thanks to community member freshsqueezed for finding this deal

Note, must fill out the form completely through the United States Postal Service to request your test kits.

Take an at-⁠home test:
  • If you begin having COVID-⁠19 symptoms like fever, sore throat, runny nose, or loss of taste or smell, or
  • At least 5 days after you come into close contact with someone with COVID-⁠19, or
  • When you're going to gather with a group of people, especially those who are at risk of severe disease or may not be up to date on their COVID-⁠19 vaccines

Editor's Notes

Written by Discombobulated | Staff
  • Every U.S. household can place an order to receive one set of 4 free at-home tests COVID-19 rapid test kits, delivered to their home vis USPS
  • The U.S. government will continue to make COVID-19 test available to uninsured individuals and underserved communities through existing outreach program
  • Orders will ship free starting the week of October 2, 2023
  • Limit of one order per residential address
  • Offer valid while test kit supplies/distribution period last
Additional Notes
  • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details - Discombobulated

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Please be considerate and keep the political comments out of this thread. Thank you!
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Because in reality the expiration date is only a suggested shelf life. The product doesn't know to just stop working on a given date. It's honestly one of the biggest scams to get people to buy a new product based on an expiration date. I work in supply chain and see so many items get tossed because of an expiration date. From a Harvard study: "90% of more than 100 drugs, both prescription and over-the-counter, were perfectly good to use even 15 years after the expiration date." (https://www.health.harvard.edu/st...20to%20use.) YMMV

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AmusedWalrus629Sep 21, 2023 06:41 PM
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Quote from chaz3664 :
I thought we were allowed to give our opinion on whether a product was good or not.
I think that's still ok, they just want to nix the political BS. I think everyone knows the antigen tests are not perfect. But it's better than nothing, and you already paid for it.
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Quote from chaz3664 :
Why are they allowed to call their product a COVID test if it cannot differentiate from other respiratory illnesses. Makes sense to name it what it is a respiratory illnesses test.
I think they misunderstand the wording. It detects the COVID antigen specifically, it does not detect the antigens of the other viruses. This is why it's not a respiratory illness test, because it does not test for the antigens of other viruses.
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Baytee2023Sep 21, 2023 06:49 PM
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Quote from Ipa1 :
The virus load wasn't high enough for the cheapie test to see it likely.
Not cheap. Just is the only feasible test a home user can do…
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Quote from stevenB1978 :
I tried a few of these, they were not accurate, 1 said positive the other said negative. i tried it in my dog and got the same similar mixed results.
If you get one positive, you're most likely positive, they rarely have false positives, but often have false negatives afaik. That's why they say to get a PCR if you test positive.
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preetam1030Sep 21, 2023 07:13 PM
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I'm glad they are bringing the mailed test kits back! A lot of my friends have gotten Covid recently.
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AmusedWalrus629Sep 21, 2023 07:15 PM
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Quote from Wildwilly23 :
Nothing is free…Everything comes with a cost..Thank a taxpayer for your kits….
You paid for it, why not get what you paid for, it's certainly cheaper this way than paying out of pocket. It probably cost you fractions of a penny per test via taxes vs $20 at CVS. That's why it's a deal lol.
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Saw this on the news recently, and I knew that it would be an instant SD classic. Anyhow, I recently ran out of these kits and most definitely take advantage of this again.
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AmusedWalrus629Sep 21, 2023 07:23 PM
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Quote from The_danweL :
PCR tests absolutely do not confirm infection, they confirm exposure. You can see and be exposed to a million dollars, but did you get a million dollars? Very different. It's detection is similar to that of the PPD test for tuberculosis. Big reason why the pharmaceutical companies were able to drum up all the hysteria.
PCR tests test for the RNA (genetic material) of the virus. If it's positive, you have a high enough virus load to pass the threshold of the test. I think you're taking about antigen testing, which is far less reliable. The at home tests and some rapid clinic tests are antigen tests. PCR tests are performed by a lab.
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Quote from Cruceh :
Free? Yeah right. Everyone's paying with tax dollars
Hey, a fraction of a penny per test in my taxes vs $20 at CVS qualifies as a deal to me.
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JB112Sep 21, 2023 07:25 PM
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Can the OG kits still detect the new variants? Or do we all have to re-up and get the new batch of free ones?
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Quote from JB112 :
Can the OG kits still detect the new variants? Or do we all have to re-up and get the new batch of free ones?
I think they do, but don't quote me on that. They may be less reliable than the new ones though.
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