More free covid tests by mail

[Meriweather]

I ordered my second set on Friday, they came today. We got I-Health both times, and if there is an expiration date, I sure can't find it. Got them as a quick test option, to see if a more comprehensive test is needed. Those are free and easy to get here on a walk in basis.

Ours are I-Health

On the back by the QR code

 

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

I ordered my second set on Friday, they came today. We got I-Health both times, and if there is an expiration date, I sure can't find it. Got them as a quick test option, to see if a more comprehensive test is needed. Those are free and easy to get here on a walk in basis.

Ours for ihealth are just on the back of the box next to the QR code, it's easy to find. Check the back of yours should say "Use by"

 

[Dan Murphy]

Ours are I-Health

On the back by the QR code
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Ours also.

 

[tvguy]

Ours for ihealth are just on the back of the box next to the QR code, it's easy to find. Check the back of yours should say "Use by"

There they are. 7-14-22 on two kits, 8-4-22 on the other two. I was looking for an embossed date on the box like many other medical products have, not printed.

 

[lanejudy]

I was surprised to receive a 5-pack! The first set was ordered mid-January and arrived maybe a couple of weeks ago. The second set I just ordered on Friday and it arrived yesterday. Same type of kit both times - a 5-pack by Siemens Healthineers. Never seen that type before; we've mostly used BinaxNow or Quidel QuickVue.

 

[Christine]

I got my second set about 3 days after I ordered it. Much better delivery than the first round.

 

[mamamary]

Just received my I Health tests. Exp date is 7/20/22.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Ours are I-Health

On the back by the QR code
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I can't tell you how many times, and how closely I checked the box when it came. I did not see that. Thank you.

Our first set of tests expire July 2022 and the new ones expire August 2022.

 

[JLTraveling]

Our first set took about 5 weeks to arrive, an orange box with 5 tests. Second set took about 5 days, 4 Binax Now tests.

 

[JoanneAZ]

The government has just made another round of free tests available for anyone who needs them.

https://special.usps.com/testkits

 

[mamamary]

The government has just made another round of free tests available for anyone who needs them.

https://special.usps.com/testkits

Thanks- I hadn’t heard this yet. We recently had colds and burned thru a bunch of our tests. I was just saying after testing my dd yesterday that I would probably need to get a few more to keep on hand. Good timing with this.

 

[luvnwdwgal]

I ordered ours when they first became available and they had an August 2022 expiration. We had to use 2 of them already so I ordered another 4 when we could and they all have the same expiration so they’ll most likely get thrown out.

 

[AndreaDM]

FYI, just ordered this latest round and they are shipping 8 instead of 4 this time.

 

[mumto3girls]

FYI, just ordered this latest round and they are shipping 8 instead of 4 this time.

Yes, I just noticed that too.

 

[lynxstch]

Same here,,I just got a card in the mail that said you could get more free, so I ordered them. Haven't used any yet, but won't hurt to have ones with longer expiration dates

 

[jo-jo]

The first batch took weeks and they expire in July. I ordered second batch thinking a few weeks to ship. I got them in under a week. Expire in Dec.

We got one box with 5 tests.

 

[Moliphino]

We just used most of ours up when we caught it last month, so this is nice timing. I'm going to wait to order until I get back from vacation, though. Don't need them just sitting at the post office for weeks.

 

[BlueStarryHat]

I was surprised to read they were offering more. I ordered them last night; we're supposed to get two shipments with 8 tests total.

 

[lifesavacation]

These free tests have been really convenient to have. Our family just had 2 cases of COVID. We've been testing a lot these last couple of weeks without having to run all over the county trying to find a place that can get us in.

 

[Christine]

I had an arsenal of tests because I got a lot from our county for free and then some from the USPS. I figured once someone got COVID in the house, we'd go through a lot and I was right about that. Anyway, I will say that the USPS tests did give me a false negative. I was symptomatic and tested positive with the FlowFlex brand (which is one of the best for Omicron) and negative with the Roche brand that I had. My tests also, to my knowledge, were not affected by extreme weather as I got them in when the weather had been good for several weeks. However, who really knows how they were cared for in the staging facility.