COVID test

Published
September 23, 2024

Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
Published
August 23, 2024

Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost

The announcement also comes as the government is once again urging people to get an updated COVID-19 booster, ahead of the fall and winter respiratory virus season.
Published
March 8, 2024

Friday is the last day you can order free COVID tests from the government

The U.S. government is suspending mail orders for free COVID-19 tests – at least for now.
Published
May 23, 2023

Abbott Labs lays off another 199 workers at Westbrook COVID-test plant

The company, one of the largest makers of screening tests for the disease, has been scaling back as demand for the products has dwindled, laying off more than 800 people over the last 2 years.
Published
April 11, 2023

Free COVID-19 testing will fade with end of U.S. health emergency in May

For the first time, you may have to pick up some or all of the costs, depending on insurance coverage and whether the tests are done at home or in a doctor's office.