Starting January 19, Americans will be able to order free at-home COVID-19 test kits from the government. Here's everything you need to know.
Americans can start ordering free at-home COVID tests on Jan. 19, though officials could not give a specific time the website would be operational. To order, people only need to provide their name and a residential mailing address — a credit card number will not be required and those ordering tests will not be charged for shipping. If desired, people can share their email address and receive status updates on their order.
"But we have the best tech teams across, you know, our administration, across USPS who have been working hard to make this a success," the official said."And we think we’re well positioned to do that."Every household can order up to four tests, according to a White House press release, to"ensure broad access."
“While this policy is filling a real need and will help a lot of families, it does not help the millions of people who are covered under Medicaid, Medicare or uninsured," Corlette said."We still don’t have anything close to the national, coordinated and comprehensive testing policy that we need.”Administration officials predict it will take anywhere from seven to 12 days for the tests to ship.
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