All American households can now obtain free COVID-19 tests again after the federal government made them available on Sept. 25. The decision follows an uptick in COVID-19 cases nationwide, including in Mississippi.

Each household can order four rapid antigen at-home tests at covidtests.gov or by calling 1-800-232-0233.

The website says some tests may have expiration dates that have passed, but “most COVID-⁠19 Home Tests have received expiration extensions” from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The government has not said how long it will offer the free at-home tests.

The Biden administration launched the COVID-19 tests website in January 2022 to offer Americans free rapid tests, but suspended the program on Sept. 2, 2022, “because Congress hasn’t provided additional funding to replenish the nation’s stockpile of tests,” the website said at the time. 

A new COVID-19 booster vaccine is available to all Americans ages 5 and older who have already been vaccinated. People can find information on where the vaccines are available at vaccines.gov. 

State Reporter Heather Harrison has won more than a dozen awards for her multi-media journalism work. At Mississippi State University, she studied public relations and broadcast journalism, earning her Communication degree in 2023. For three years, Heather worked at The Reflector student newspaper: first as a staff reporter, then as the news editor and finally, as the editor-in-chief. This is where her passion for politics and government reporting began.
Heather started working at the Mississippi Free Press three days after graduation in 2023. She also worked part time for Starkville Daily News after college covering the Board of Aldermen meetings.
In her free time, Heather likes to sit on the porch, read books and listen to Taylor Swift. A native of Hazlehurst, she now lives in Brandon with her wife and their Boston Terrier, Finley, and calico cat, Ravioli.

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