You can order free at-home COVID tests from the government right now

In an effort to combat the latest wave of COVID-19 infections sweeping the country, the government is buying 1 billion at-home test kits to send out to Americans free of charge.

Late last year, the Biden administration announced plans to purchase 500 million test kits to send out to households around the country. Assistant Press Secretary Kevin Munoz revealed last week during a press briefing that the government has since committed to buying an additional 500 million tests. The plan was to make the free COVID test kits available to the public on Wednesday, January 19th. But the wait is over because the USPS is already taking orders on its website.

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