Ah, fall. The season for sweaters, soup and, of course, updated vaccines. In addition to getting your yearly flu shot, consider making sure you and your family are up to date on your COVID vaccines — the new Novavax vaccine may be a good option. And it’s helpful to have some test kits on hand in case you start to develop COVID symptoms. But before you rush out to buy at-home test kits, we have good news: the federal government has started sending them out for free.
Using the COVIDTests.gov website, US households can once again order four free at-home COVID test kits. The government opened the ordering system on Sept. 26.