Free COVID test kits are coming back. Here's how to get them.

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Free COVID test kits are coming back. Here's how to get them.
cbsnews.com

"Four free tests will be available for each household to request through the government's COVIDTests.gov portal beginning on Monday, Sept. 25."

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Only time I got them, it took two weeks to arrive (making it useless to test if you think you had symptoms), and expired in a month (making it almost useless to keep on hand 'just in case').

For the specific use case of going on a pre-planned trip and making sure you're healthy just before leaving? Great. But that's now how the program was presented to the end users.

What? Ever since they were widely available and free, the idea is to keep a supply of them at the ready so you can test any time you're feeling symptomatic.

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