COVID testing

According to the FDA, all at-home COVID tests, including the free ones sent by the USPS, are only good to use through a certain date.

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the Department of Public Health issued the latest guidance Monday for K-12 schools and districts across the state.

The U.S. is ending the COVID-19 testing requirement for international air travel into the country, according to a senior administration source.

The first federally-supported COVID-19 Test-to-Treat site will open in Rhode Island, officials announced Thursday, offering the public immediate access to testing and oral treatment options from a medical provider. Governor Dan McKee was joined by White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator and senior Counselor to the President Dr. Ashish Jha on Thursday morning to announce the clinic, which will open in…

With COVID-19 cases rising in Massachusetts and most of the state now considered high risk for community transmission, it may be time to revisit quarantine guidance. The latest virus quarantine guidance, as posted on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health website, is primarily based on two factors – how long since your positive test result, and whether or not the…

Massachusetts will distribute one million home COVID tests to food banks to help improve access to testing.

China has a Zero-COVID policy in place, which means tons of restrictions on international travel. NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado shares the dayslong process of getting from Los Angeles to Beijing for the 2022 Olympics — including countless COVID tests, quarantining in his hotel room and a 16-hour flight.

While public health experts closely track predictive data, one doctor noted we are already seeing encouraging drops in the COVID case count statewide

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has unanimously passed a $55 million COVID-19 response bill. In it, $30 million is set aside to expand COVID testing and get more young kids vaccinated. Another $25 million is for masks for school staff and students, beginning with elementary school and going up. Approving the money means the state can put in orders now…

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and Department of Public Health are investigating complaints against the Illinois-based company, including accusations that they failed to provide test results, gave out incorrect diagnoses and concerns about how they handled people’s personal information.

Free at-home rapid COVID test kits were slated to be available for order through a government website starting Wednesday, but many users reported being able to place their orders late Tuesday morning.

Mayor Michelle Wu is pushing to get more testing available in the city, with five more testing sites opening across the city.

It’s estimated that over 200,000 units of the at-home test have been in U.S. circulation.

Scammers are using fake COVID-19 test results, phony testing sites and even approaching people in line at legitimate venues to steal your cash and information.

Many residents still haven’t received the results of their COVID tests from several sites in Massachusetts run by the same company.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced earlier this week that the Department of Public Health had issued new guidance on when residents should get tested for COVID-19. He said people should get tested if they are symptomatic, or if they have been a confirmed close contact of someone diagnosed with COVID-19 and who is in quarantine. The new recommendations for testing come...

Pop-up COVID testing locations run by a company called Center for COVID Control in Massachusetts and the country have come under scrutiny for their operating practices, and officials on Thursday ordered that the three in the state stop operating. Tests for COVID can be hard to come by, which is why some people rely on pop-up, no appointment testing sites…

Several COVID testing sites both in Massachusetts and across the country are under scrutiny after a discovery was made that customers haven’t been receiving their results.

National Guard troops are being deployed to support a Rhode Island hospital and to supplement the state’s COVID-19 testing efforts, Gov. Dan McKee announced Wednesday.

Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, explains when people should get tested for COVID-19.