Arrr, the scallywags in charge be suspending the free COVID test loot by post! Blimey, what a scandal!
2024-03-08
Arrr, ye scurvy dogs of the U.S. government be puttin' an end to the mailin' o' free COVID-19 tests! March 8 be the final day for a swashbucklin' household to request such booty. Avast, me hearties, 'tis a sad day indeed!
Avast ye, me hearties! Listen up, ye landlubbers, for the U.S. government be suspending the free COVID-19 tests that were bein' sent through the mail. Arrr, Friday March 8 be the last day for ye residential households to be requestin' these tests, so make haste before time runs out!The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response be sayin' that they have already delivered over 1.8 billion free tests to the American people, mateys. They be continuin' to distribute millions of tests each week to various places like long-term care facilities, food banks, health centers, and schools.Although the mail orders for free COVID tests be suspended for now, there be a chance that the program could set sail again in the future, as ASPR reserves the right to use COVIDTests.gov as needed.The Biden administration first launched this free mail-order COVID test program in January 2022. Despite the suspension, households have been able to order the latest round of tests since November last year.Arrr, the decision to suspend orders for the sixth round of the program comes as the winter respiratory season be windin' down and case rates be lowerin', according to ASPR. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have also announced that the respiratory virus season be past its peak, but still be advisin' caution.