Starting this month, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 testing kits delivered to their homes, according to AP News.
US households can order up to four nasal swab tests at COVIDTests.gov when the federal programme reopens. However, the US Health and Human Services agency overseeing the programme has not yet given an exact date for when orders can start being taken.
An agency spokesman stated that the tests would identify current strains of the virus. To combat them, US regulators approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine last month. The Centers for Disease Control has already advised vaccination this autumn for everyone aged 6 months and older.
While most Americans have some immunity through previous infections or vaccinations, the protection is waning. Vaccinations given last autumn target a strain that is no longer circulating.
