Starting September 26th, every U.S. household can order free at-home COVID-19 tests through a partnership between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the United States Postal Service (USPS). These tests will detect the currently circulating COVID-19 variants and are intended for use through the end of 2024. Each order will include four tests.
One of the available options is the Orasure InteliSwab test, which is more accessible for people who are blind or have low vision, as well as people who have low manual dexterity.
For more information, including ordering instructions and information about the features that make the InteliSwab test more accessible, please visit //ACL.gov/AccessibleTests.
About the Program
This round of ordering follows six previous opportunities to obtain free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests through this program. Since the program began in the winter of 2021, ASPR and USPS have distributed more than 900 million tests, free of charge, to American households nationwide.
These efforts complement ASPR’s ongoing distribution of free COVID-19 tests to long-term care facilities, low-income senior housing, aging and disability networks, and other community organizations to support older adults and people with disabilities living in the community, uninsured individuals, and underserved communities. More than 1 billion over-the-counter tests have been provided to date through this community access program.
In addition to collaborating with USPS on ordering and distribution of free COVID-19 tests, ASPR previously invested approximately $600 million across 12 domestic COVID-19 test manufacturers to strengthen the nation’s capacity to manufacture these tests, reduce reliance on overseas manufacturing, secure millions of new over-the-counter tests for future use, and improve preparedness for COVID-19 and other pandemic threats of the future.
Referenced from Administration for Community Living (ACL) Update
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Janet E. Ward
Can ou still order the test in 2025? 2024 is almost over. If I order in 2024 how long does it take to received the test.
Aging Ahead
Aging Ahead is just passing this information along, please visit this site to get your question answered. //ACL.gov/AccessibleTests.
William
Thanks , I placed my order!
donna w
Thanks for the useful information.
Brenda Morgan
Thank you for the information very helpful.
Mary Mulligan
Just order a new Covid test.
ella smith
everone should order thier free test asp.
Shirley Wells
Thanks for the link. I received my kits already.
Daphne Phillips
For those who are out at the library, free kits are available and you can have more than one. You can get a book, a cd, dvd, puzzle, take in a class-tech or exercise, like chair yoga or just enjoy what your library has to offer. Now, you can wait for your test results 🙂
Nina Kelly
live with Daughters family. husband,,in.law quarters. i wil. be sure to tell her about. free tests. for covid19.