While many managed to place orders for their free at-home COVID test kits Tuesday, the government’s official website for the tests is set for a full launch Wednesday.
"The tests will be completely free—there are no shipping costs and you don’t need to enter a credit card number," the website states.The White House says “tests will typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering” through the U.S. Postal Service. USPS reports shipping times of 1-3 days for its first-class package service in the continental United States.
"To promote broad access, the initial program will only allow 4 free individual tests per residential address," the site states.That will vary. The federal government has secured more than 420 million tests for distribution through covidtests.gov already, with plans to increase the order to 1 billion tests in the coming weeks.
The government says that a phone number will be set up, so that residents can order their tests via the phone, but it is not known when that service will be available.The CDC states that anyone who may have been exposed to someone with COVID should test five days after their exposure, or as soon as symptoms occur.
"We might be learning that the time of incubation might be a little shorter. So maybe you'd be testing at two days," Ezike said."Obviously if you're symptomatic, you test right away. But you know, if you want to test at two days, but that negative test...
Critically, the requirement only covers purchases on or after Jan. 15. Insurers are not expected to retroactively reimburse the cost of tests purchased earlier.The Biden administration is emphasizing that the website is just one tool for Americans to access COVID-19 testing. Millions of free tests are available at participating pharmacy locations, community health centers and Federal Emergency Management Agency-backed sites in some parts of the country experiencing a surge in cases.
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