FDA allows use of over-the-counter home test for COVID-19
4 years ago

FDA allows use of over-the-counter home test for COVID-19

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first home test for COVID-19 that doesn't require a prescription will soon be on U.S. store shelves. The agency's action allows the test to be sold in places like drugstores "where a patient can buy it, swab their nose, run the test and find out their results in as little as 20 minutes,” said FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, in a statement. Regulators granted emergency use for a similar test last month, but that one requires a doctor’s prescription.

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The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them
3 months, 1 week ago

The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, sent straight to their homes. The website has been reopened on the heels of a summer COVID-19 virus wave and heading into the fall and winter respiratory virus season, with health officials urging Americans to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine and their yearly flu shot. U.S. regulators approved …

Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to order a test to your home
3 months, 1 week ago

Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to order a test to your home

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Americans can once again order …

Free COVID tests are back. Here’s how to get yours
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Free COVID tests are back. Here’s how to get yours

LA Times  

The federal government will again send out free COVID testing kits to anyone who requests them. Coronavirus infections have come roaring back this year, prompting the Biden administration to renew one of its earliest responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Free at-home test kits delivered via the mail. If you don’t want to wait for the tests to come by mail, …

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — On the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases, Americans will be able to get free virus test kits mailed to their homes, starting in late September. U.S. households will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests when the federal program reopens, according to the website, COVIDtests.gov. The announcement also comes as the …

Free COVID-19 tests are still available by mail — until Friday
10 months ago

Free COVID-19 tests are still available by mail — until Friday

LA Times  

You can order four free COVID-19 tests and the U.S. Free COVID-19 tests are still available by mail, but the U.S. Since Nov. 20, residents have been eligible to receive up to two orders of four at-home COVID-19 tests via the USPS, meaning each home could receive up to eight tests. “Ordering for free COVID-19 tests via this website will …

Sick with COVID and the flu: Double infections hit California hard
1 year ago

Sick with COVID and the flu: Double infections hit California hard

LA Times  

California’s hospitals are getting busier with more COVID-19 and flu patients, some of whom are suffering from both viruses at the same time. L.A. County’s entry into the “medium” COVID-19 hospitalization category has prompted local public health officials to order hospitals, nursing homes and any other inpatient facility to require healthcare employees mask up while in patient-care areas. Multiple tests …

More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail
1 year, 1 month ago

More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Americans can order more free COVID-19 tests online for home delivery. The U.S. government is offering to send another round of four at-home virus tests ahead of the typical surge in cases during the winter holiday season. The new release of free COVID-19 nasal swab tests also comes ahead of the first winter since the pandemic started that …

More free, at-home Covid-19 tests available for US residents through government
1 year, 1 month ago

More free, at-home Covid-19 tests available for US residents through government

CNN  

CNN — US households are now eligible to order an additional four at-home Covid-19 tests — free of cost — through the government. As of Monday, residential households in the US can submit an order through Covidtests.gov for four individual rapid antigen Covid-19 tests. Residents who haven’t placed an order since the program reopened can place two orders, which will …

US households can now order four free Covid tests from the government: Latest guidelines
1 year, 2 months ago

US households can now order four free Covid tests from the government: Latest guidelines

The Independent  

✕ Close Jill Biden tested positive for Covid and experienced “mild symptoms”, per a 4 September statement from the White House. Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would …

Do Covid tests work after they expire? Here’s what to know
1 year, 3 months ago

Do Covid tests work after they expire? Here’s what to know

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I am concerned that people will not abide by recommendations—and we’re not talking about mandates …

Free COVID-19 home tests are back for US households, Here's how to order yours online
1 year, 3 months ago

Free COVID-19 home tests are back for US households, Here's how to order yours online

Hindustan Times  

The US Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that it will resume a program that offers free Covid-19 home tests to Americans. The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household. …

Biden government to deliver free COVID tests again to US households
1 year, 3 months ago

Biden government to deliver free COVID tests again to US households

Live Mint  

The US Department of Health and Human Services said on September 20 that it will deliver COVID-19 tests for free to households across the country, reported Reuters. The health agency said that starting from September 25, households will again have the option to request four free tests via COVIDTests.gov. The HHS further said that these tests are designed to identify …

Covid-19: US households will be able to order more free tests starting Monday
1 year, 3 months ago

Covid-19: US households will be able to order more free tests starting Monday

CNN  

CNN — The US government will relaunch a program to provide free Covid-19 home tests to Americans, US Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday. Becerra said HHS’s Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response “has been resupplying our stockpile.” The tests coming available soon are intended for use through the end of 2023 and will include instructions on how …

U.S. announces $600 million to produce COVID tests and will reopen website for orders
1 year, 3 months ago

U.S. announces $600 million to produce COVID tests and will reopen website for orders

LA Times  

The Biden administration is providing $600 million to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is resurrecting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household. The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up …

Deborah Birx warns Americans are dangerously underestimating Covid surge
1 year, 4 months ago

Deborah Birx warns Americans are dangerously underestimating Covid surge

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Deborah Birx, who served as White House coronavirus response coordinator under then-president Donald Trump, …

FDA authorises first ever flu-Covid home test
1 year, 10 months ago

FDA authorises first ever flu-Covid home test

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Home test, which can …

The U.S. Is No Longer Providing Free COVID Tests. Here's What To Do Now.
2 years, 4 months ago

The U.S. Is No Longer Providing Free COVID Tests. Here's What To Do Now.

Huff Post  

AzmanJaka via Getty Images Free delivery of at-home COVID tests is halted due to a lack of funding, but experts say you can still find ways to get tests without paying full price. “One of the things I would really recommend for folks, if they don’t have health insurance and they’re not on Medicare or Medicaid, is to check with …

Free at-home COVID tests, delivered by mail, ending this week
2 years, 4 months ago

Free at-home COVID tests, delivered by mail, ending this week

LA Times  

Boxes of iHealth COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits, provided by the state of California, are ready for parents to pick up at Tulita Elementary School in Redondo Beach on Jan. 6. Suspending the offering, which the COVID.gov website says is “because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile,” will remove one convenient testing option even as federal …

New Biden pandemic plan: Closer to normal for the nation
2 years, 10 months ago

New Biden pandemic plan: Closer to normal for the nation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s time for America to stop letting the coronavirus “dictate how we live,” President Joe Biden’s White House declared Wednesday, outlining a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions. A White House official said the “test-to-treat” plan would initially roll out in hundreds of pharmacies across the country, …

Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests
2 years, 11 months ago

Medicare opens up access to free at-home COVID-19 tests

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration, seeking to fill a frustrating gap in coverage for COVID-19 tests, Thursday announced that people with Medicare will be able to get free over-the-counter tests much more easily in the coming weeks. Medicare benefits are governed by a host of arcane laws and regulations, and officials said Thursday they were able to arrange for coverage …

60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests, White House says
2 years, 11 months ago

60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests, White House says

CNN  

CNN — The White House said on Friday some 60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests so far, with tens of millions tests having “gone out the door” as part of the Biden administration’s program to mail more than half a billion rapid tests to Americans around the country. White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told …

Free Covid tests distributed by White House may not be considered valid for travel
2 years, 11 months ago

Free Covid tests distributed by White House may not be considered valid for travel

Daily Mail  

Dr David Weber, an epidemiologist at UNC-Chapel Hill, said that at-home tests distributed by the Biden administration may not be usable for travel requirements Free home COVID tests funded by Joe Biden will likely not be approved to get around existing travel rules because it is too easy to fake a negative result, a health expert has warned. Dr David …

US begins offering 1B free COVID tests, but many more needed
2 years, 11 months ago

US begins offering 1B free COVID tests, but many more needed

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the first time, people across the U.S. can log on to a government website and order free, at-home COVID-19 tests. “The playbook for rapid tests should look exactly like the playbook for vaccines,” said Zoe McLaren, a health economist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. While private companies are now producing more than 250 million at-home …

US Begins Offering Free Covid-19 Test Kits, but Doubts Persist
2 years, 11 months ago

US Begins Offering Free Covid-19 Test Kits, but Doubts Persist

News 18  

For the first time, all Americans can log on to a government website and order free, at-home COVID-19 tests. While private companies are now producing more than 250 million at-home tests per month, that is still not enough to allow most Americans to frequently test themselves. The U.S. would need 2.3 billion tests per month for all teens and adults …

Covidtests.gov is off to a strong start but big hurdle awaits
2 years, 11 months ago

Covidtests.gov is off to a strong start but big hurdle awaits

CNN  

Editor’s Note: David M. Perry is a journalist and historian and co-author of “The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe.” He is a senior academic adviser in the history department of the University of Minnesota. CNN — The Tuesday news that the Biden administration’s free rapid Covid-19 test site had gone online a day early, part of a …

How to get free at-home Covid tests from the government through covidtests.gov
2 years, 11 months ago

How to get free at-home Covid tests from the government through covidtests.gov

CNN  

CNN — Americans can now sign up to get free home Covid-19 tests from the federal government. Here’s what you need to know about getting free home tests from the federal government: How do I order the tests? In addition to getting messages that tests were already ordered for their address, some consumers are being told that their home addresses …

US launches website to provide free at-home COVID tests
2 years, 11 months ago

US launches website to provide free at-home COVID tests

Al Jazeera  

With a new website, launched one day ahead of the official date, Americans can order up to four free test kits per household. People in the United States can now order free COVID-19 test kits online, as the White House moves to boost testing capacity amid a surge in coronavirus infections linked to the Omicron variant. The programme initially will …

5 things to know about ordering free COVID tests
2 years, 11 months ago

5 things to know about ordering free COVID tests

LA Times  

The federal government has created a website to order at-home COVID-19 tests. Here’s what you need to know about ordering at-home COVID-19 tests through the federal government’s website: 1. Think a few weeks down the road President Biden announced last month that his administration will push to deliver 500 million at-home tests amid criticism over his pandemic response and strained …

More free rapid COVID tests are coming. Here’s what we know so far
2 years, 11 months ago

More free rapid COVID tests are coming. Here’s what we know so far

LA Times  

Abbott Laboratories’ BinaxNOW is one of at least 14 at-home antigen COVID-19 tests authorized for over-the-counter sale by the Food and Drug Administration. The Biden administration announced Monday that insurers will be required to cover the cost of rapid home COVID tests for their customers, starting Saturday. People with insurance can also order free test kits from COVIDTests.gov, the administration …

How to get insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests, according to the White House
2 years, 11 months ago

How to get insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests, according to the White House

NPR  

How to get insurance to pay for at-home COVID tests, according to the White House Enlarge this image toggle caption David Dermer/AP David Dermer/AP Starting Wednesday, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 tests online from the Biden administration, in a plan outlined last week. Insurance companies and health plans are now required to cover eight free over-the-counter at-home …

Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday
2 years, 11 months ago

Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday

LA Times  

A worker picks up two at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out during a distribution event in Youngstown, Ohio, on Dec. 30. Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans. “By requiring private health plans to cover people’s at-home tests, we are further expanding …

Why are rapid tests for COVID-19 in such short supply?
3 years ago

Why are rapid tests for COVID-19 in such short supply?

LA Times  

Boxes of BinaxNow home COVID-19 tests made by Abbott are shown for sale in November at a CVS store in Lakewood, Wash. Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold? Abbott Laboratories, which makes the BinaxNOW rapid antigen test, expects to produce 70 million tests this month and is working to raise that to 100 million, said …

People desperate for Covid tests are turning to resellers online
3 years ago

People desperate for Covid tests are turning to resellers online

CNN  

CNN Business — When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was desperate to find more rapid tests to not only monitor his health but track when he’d be able to return to work. “It’s impossible to find Covid tests because of the shortage in the city,” said Kennedy, who works hourly …

Finding a Covid-19 test is a struggle right now in the US as Omicron and holiday plans collide
3 years ago

Finding a Covid-19 test is a struggle right now in the US as Omicron and holiday plans collide

CNN  

CNN — With coronavirus cases surging once again, frustrated Americans are struggling to get tested days before Christmas as long lines and increased demand overwhelm some facilities across the country. People who have been previously infected with Covid-19 and remain unvaccinated “should not assume that have protection against Omicron,” US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Tuesday. As to whether …

Covid-19 tests get harder to find as omicron variant spreads
3 years ago

Covid-19 tests get harder to find as omicron variant spreads

Live Mint  

Waiting times for Covid-19 tests are growing in parts of the U.S. as concerns over the Omicron variant, new infections and the coming holidays drive up demand. Many laboratories are still processing tests within a day or two and have the capacity to meet the heightened demand, said lab operators and pharmacies. Officials in New York City, where lines stretched …

Doctors slam Psaki for mocking idea of mailing free at-home COVID tests to all Americans
3 years, 1 month ago

Doctors slam Psaki for mocking idea of mailing free at-home COVID tests to all Americans

Daily Mail  

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki has found herself on the receiving end of an avalanche of furious tweets from medical professionals and researchers, who panned her for deriding the idea of mailing free at-home COVID tests to every American. Liasson inquired of Psaki why the US was lagging behind other countries, including Germany, the UK and South Korea, in …

Biden's new winter COVID plan will reimburse you for at-home tests
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden's new winter COVID plan will reimburse you for at-home tests

NPR  

Biden's new winter COVID plan will reimburse you for at-home tests Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP President Biden announced Thursday that private health insurance plans will soon reimburse people who buy over-the-counter, at-home rapid tests for the coronavirus — one of a series of steps the White House is planning in order to encourage better detection …

New hurdle for COVID-19 home testing -- the holiday season
3 years, 1 month ago

New hurdle for COVID-19 home testing -- the holiday season

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Millions more home tests for COVID-19 are hitting store shelves, but will there be enough for Americans hoping to screen themselves before holiday gatherings? White House officials say the U.S. is on pace to have about 200 million home tests per month by December, quadrupling the number from this summer. Market leader Abbott says it is back to …

US falls behind on at-home Covid tests
3 years, 2 months ago

US falls behind on at-home Covid tests

CNN  

This is the weekly edition of CNN’s coronavirus newsletter. The National Institutes of Health’s $70 million pledge, announced last week, promises to get more tests onto the market by identifying and encouraging new manufacturers and easing the obstacles in getting the tests approved. A vast, international review of studies published in March found that few antigen tests met the World …

US commits $1 billion access to rapid, at-home Covid tests
3 years, 3 months ago

US commits $1 billion access to rapid, at-home Covid tests

India TV News  

The White House has announced an investment worth $1 billion worth for rapid, at-home coronavirus tests to address ongoing shortages. The move will quadruple the number of tests available to Americans by December, Jeff Zients, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, was quoted as saying at a press briefing on Wednesday. "That means, we'll have an available supply of 200 …

The White House will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID tests
3 years, 3 months ago

The White House will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID tests

NPR  

The White House will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID tests Enlarge this image toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP Ted S. Warren/AP The White House is allocating an additional $1 billion to purchase millions of rapid at-home tests for COVID-19, in response to an ongoing national shortage of these tests. Zients said that Wednesday's action now puts …

What are at-home COVID-19 tests and why are they in such high demand overseas?
3 years, 11 months ago

What are at-home COVID-19 tests and why are they in such high demand overseas?

ABC  

Brisbane-based bio-tech firm Ellume has just landed a $302 million contract with the United States to ramp up production of at-home COVID-19 tests. The kit comes with instructions for people to swab themselves and it is far less invasive than the so-called "brain tickler" — deep nasal swabs carried out at established COVID-19 testing clinics. Unlike the US, Australia has …

U.S. Cuts $231 Million Deal To Provide 15-Minute COVID-19 At-Home Tests
3 years, 11 months ago

U.S. Cuts $231 Million Deal To Provide 15-Minute COVID-19 At-Home Tests

NPR  

U.S. Cuts $231 Million Deal To Provide 15-Minute COVID-19 At-Home Tests YouTube Enlarge this image toggle caption Ellume Limited Ellume Limited Updated 5:30 p.m. ET The Biden administration has made a $231.8 million deal with an Australian company to boost availability of the first at-home rapid test for the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 that is available without a prescription. Suzanne …

Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets US green light
4 years ago

Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets US green light

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first home test for COVID-19 that doesn’t require a prescription will soon be on U.S. store shelves. Regulators granted emergency use for a similar home test last month, but that one needs a doctor’s prescription. The agency’s action Tuesday allows sales in places like drugstores “where a patient can buy it, swab their nose, run the test …

Over-the-counter COVID-19 test will soon be available in U.S.
4 years ago

Over-the-counter COVID-19 test will soon be available in U.S.

LA Times  

The first home test for COVID-19 that doesn’t require a prescription will soon be on U.S. store shelves. Regulators granted emergency use for a similar home test last month, but that one needs a doctor’s prescription. The agency’s action Tuesday allows for sales in places like drugstores, “where a patient can buy it, swab their nose, run the test and …

Govt to Review Guidelines to See if 'On-demand' Testing of Covid-19 Can be Allowed
4 years, 4 months ago

Govt to Review Guidelines to See if 'On-demand' Testing of Covid-19 Can be Allowed

News 18  

With nearly nine lakh COVID-19 tests being held per day, the government on Tuesday said it would review the guidelines for testing to see if it can be made available on an on-demand basis for the people. Responding to a question on why on-demand testing is not being implemented for those who are willing to pay for it even as …

FDA suspends Gates-backed at-home coronavirus testing program
4 years, 7 months ago

FDA suspends Gates-backed at-home coronavirus testing program

Daily Mail  

An at-home coronavirus testing project backed in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been suspended by the US Food and Drug Administration. The Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network was offering at-home testing kits to residents in the region, but has been ordered to discontinue indefinitely until it gets additional FDA-approval. SCAN was sharing test results with patients, but …

FDA authorizes new Covid-19 saliva test for emergency use
4 years, 8 months ago

FDA authorizes new Covid-19 saliva test for emergency use

CNN  

CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized a saliva test for “emergency use” for diagnosing Covid-19. “All of this combined will have a tremendous impact on testing in New Jersey and across the United States.” According to Rutgers University’s news release, this is the first such saliva test to receive emergency use authorization from the FDA. US …

Coronavirus | Private labs begin offering free COVID-19 testing
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | Private labs begin offering free COVID-19 testing

The Hindu  

Some private labs have said they were offering free testing for COVID-19 as per the Supreme Court directive on Wednesday. Every test costs the government ₹4,500 and 67 private labs authorised by the ICMR across the country were charging the same until the Supreme Court order, which had also directed the government to issue guidelines. However for private labs, there …

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