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Massachusetts is distributing another 2 million COVID-19 free testing kits this week. State health officials said Monday the tests will be sent to the 264 municipalities across the state that requested them, and officials in those cities and towns will then determine how to distribute them among residents. The tests are among the nearly 30 million rapid antigen tests secured...

The federal government is now offering residents double the number of free COVID rapid antigen tests during its newest round of kit availability. Here’s how to get yours.

Enrollees with Part B (including Advantage Plans) can get up to eight over-the-counter tests per month for free from participating providers.

The Biden administration is requiring insurance companies to reimburse the purchases of COVID-19 tests, but the process might not be as simple as you think.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings to the public about three different at-home COVID-19 tests, saying that the testing kits have not been authorized by the FDA and that they could pose a risk of false results.

The U.S. government is giving out free COVID-19 tests, but scammers are using fake websites to trick people looking to get their own tests delivered.

Not even the pandemic kept them from their appointed rounds, but a postal system dealing with the continued impact caused by the omicron variant is about to face a new stress — tens of millions of at-home COVID tests.  “We know this is our job and we persevere, we get it done,” Scott Hoffman, the president of the Metro Area…

With the government set to send out free rapid COVID tests across the country, there are concerns about overwhelming a USPS already struggling with staffing shortages.

Starting this week, free at-home rapid COVID tests will be available for order through a government website. But how many can you get, when will they arrive and which tests are available? Here’s a breakdown of what to expect: When can you order your COVID tests and how? A new federal website to request free test kits launches Wednesday,...

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.

Pop-up testing sites have cropped up on street corners, in parking lots and on shopping properties across the country, but health and legal experts say many of these are unregulated and could be rife for nefarious activities like identity theft.

President Joe Biden announced last month that the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free to people to use at home

Gov. Charlie Baker had strong words last week about keeping kids in school, despite a surge in COVID cases.

Recent wastewater analysis from a variety of sources across the country indicates an unprecedented surge in infections at a time when millions of people are forced to reconsider travel and holiday plans.

The distribution process starts Saturday afternoon.

Connecticut will not be receiving its shipment of at-home rapid COVID-19 tests promised by the governor, a top Republican leader says, after the state was outbid for the order.

Long COVID testing lines could be found across the state once again Monday following Christmas. In Ashland, a line of cars snaked down the road well before drive-thru testing began at 7 a.m. The testing site by the MBTA station in Ashland had been closed from Friday through Sunday for Christmas. “There wasn’t much of a Christmas. We all...

There was a long line of cars at the police department in Middleborough, Massachusetts, Tuesday night with residents picking up free rapid COVID tests. The site was scheduled to be open from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. — but by 5:30 p.m., all 1,300 rapid COVID tests were already gone. “We’re doing a New Years Eve party and we want…

Statewide, people have faced multi-hour waits for testing. Pharmacies and supermarkets are all sold out of rapid tests.

The first free, rapid at-home COVID tests are being distributed in Massachusetts, but the communities that received them are finding they have to be strategic about handing them out — there are not enough kits for everyone. On Thursday, Revere started giving out some of the testing kits to families at a food distribution site. The city’s goal is to…