Federal Government to Resume Free At-Home COVID Test Program

The administration initially suspended the program in March.

An at-home COVID-19 nasal swab testing kit provided by the Los Angeles County Home Test Collection program, which provides test kits to county residents for free via mail, is seen in this file photo. The program was temporarily paused on Jan. 5, 2022. Courtesy of County of Los Angeles

Health and Human Services (HHS) will relaunch its free at-home COVID-19 test program at the end of September amid a rise in infection cases over the summer, according to administration officials.

U.S. households will soon be able to order four free COVID-19 tests through the COVIDTests.gov website, with the tests being directly delivered to their houses, HHS officials said on Friday.