Federal Free COVID-19 Test Program Ends This Week

Eligible households have until Friday to order free tests as the program concludes, amid declining COVID-19 hospitalizations and stable vaccination rates.

The federal government will suspend its free COVID-19 test distribution program on Friday, March 8, 2024.
Households eligible for the program can order up to two sets of four tests each, with all orders placed by March 8 to be delivered.
COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are declining nationwide, with weekly hospital admissions in Kansas City relatively low.
Vaccination rates have plateaued in recent months, with 21.8% of adults in Missouri and 21.3% in Kansas receiving the latest COVID-19 vaccine.
The program has distributed over 1.8 billion free COVID-19 tests to American households since its inception.

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