Dr. Lucky Tran 
GOOD NEWS: The US government has announced that it will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting in late September.
You will be able to get 4 more free test kits sent through the mail.
Jerome (He/Him)@luckytran I kinda wish they just provided an EBT like system for these. It's nice getting them shipped but these kits expire pretty quickly and it doesn't make sense to "hoard" them.
So much less waste if I can simply order a kit from a local store and have it fully comped.
ArtemesiaThey don't "expire quickly". They ship with a limited expiration date because that's all they were tested for so that's how they must be labeled. Then as time goes by the expiration dates get extended as real world use proves they're still efficacious. https://www.cnet.com/health/are-your-covid-tests-really-expired-find-out-here/
@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNote@artemesia Thanks, I was about to post this same reply. 🥰
@artemesia @luckytran this is helpful thanks. I’m seeing that a few kits are extended for at least a year. Still, ive been lucky enough not to get COVID this year. All my kits are expired even with the extension now.
The EBT system would still be a better alternative to wasted kits that could’ve gone to someone who needed it more.