The Biden administration on Monday said it is offering another round of free at-home Covid tests to U.S. households ahead of the holiday season, when more people gather indoors and the virus typically spreads at higher levels.
Starting Monday, Americans can use COVIDtests.gov to request four free tests per household. Those who have not ordered any tests this fall can now place two orders for a total of eight tests, according to the website.
The administration in September allowed people to request an initial round of four free tests through the site, resuming a federal program that temporarily shut down during a political fight over Covid funding.
I just wish the rate of false negatives wasn’t so bad. I feel like false negatives have gotten worse too. I’ve had textbook modern covid for two weeks, and now I’m better, but the cough wo,t go away. Never tested positive, but alternative diagnosis seems unlikely.
Did you get tested for influenza? My ex wife got nasty sick with the same symptoms as covid but it turned out to be influenza A. If you tested more than once and all were negative it’s likely you never had covid.
I tested twice and both negative and then went to the doctor and tested positive. The home tests are just unreliable sometimes.