# COVID Home Test Kits **URL:** \ **Category:** Covid19\ **Created:** [January 6, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913 "2022-01-06T16:55:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2023, 2:31am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/163 "2023-03-31T02:31:29Z")
I could go for a Canada vacation if that’s still active. ---
**Author:** ![JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jfg/32/8801_2.png) [@JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/u/JFG)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/164 "2023-04-10T19:45:26Z")
The no-cost 8 tests a month (I think it’s defined as every 30 days) with insurance expires 5/11. We got 3 sets today and will get 3 more sets on 5/10. They’re easy to order online through Walgreens. ---
**Author:** ![ao\_fan](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ao_fan/32/143_2.png) [@ao\_fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ao_fan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/165 "2023-04-10T20:23:05Z")
every time I order from walgreens, they lose my order and I have to follow up. I got the 8 free ones last month or the month before. I’m not sure I’m gonna bother stocking up again prior to May as the tests themselves have expiration dates and how many do I really need. ---
**Author:** ![JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jfg/32/8801_2.png) [@JFG](https://community.goactuary.com/u/JFG)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/166 "2023-04-10T20:27:38Z")
I normally don’t use Walgreens but they have the Binaxnow tests and our normal pharmacy uses Flowflex which are my least favorite of the home tests I’ve tried. ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/167 "2023-04-10T20:29:21Z")
I should get some more. ---
**Author:** ![ao\_fan](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ao_fan/32/143_2.png) [@ao\_fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ao_fan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/168 "2023-04-10T20:31:06Z")
yeah, all the tests I got from Walgreens were Binaxnow. They are easy to use. ---
**Author:** ![NumericalNeuroticism](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/numericalneuroticism/32/464_2.png) [@NumericalNeuroticism](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NumericalNeuroticism)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2023, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/169 "2023-04-11T13:36:56Z")
> [@ao\_fan](#): > > the tests themselves have expiration dates Most of these expiration dates have gotten extended as further stability data has become available. The manufacturer’s website should have an updated expiration date based on the serial number. ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/170 "2024-09-23T22:39:43Z")
:bump: > **[Free COVID-19 tests are back for fall 2024. Here's how to get them.](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/free-covid-tests-fall-2024-how-to-get/)** > > The government has already disbursed more than 900 million free at-home COVID-19 tests, and will be reopening its free test kit portal. > As [cases of a new COVID-19 variant tick upward](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/xec-covid-variant-symptoms-states-what-to-know/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab4i) across the U.S., the federal government is again offering Americans free at-home [COVID-19 test kits](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-government-tests-can-be-ordered-through-mail-free/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab4i). Individuals and households can begin ordering the test kits later this month, on the heels of a summer wave of COVID-19 cases. > > The Biden administration [restarted the same program](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/free-covid-tests-how-to-order-online/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab4i) last fall, too, after a brief pause to conserve supplies of the test. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the program, has not yet said when it will start taking orders again for the at-home COVID-19 tests through the [COVIDTests.gov](http://COVIDTests.gov) website. ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 3:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/171 "2024-09-26T15:53:40Z")
Now available while supplies last. > **[Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response ASPR Home](https://www.aspr.gov/)** > > Stay informed with the latest updates from the ASPR, including vital resources for H5N1 bird flu preparedness, COVID-19 therapeutics, and BARDA's pandemic influenza initiatives and project Nextgen. ---
**Author:** ![Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/triweasel/32/159_2.png) [@Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Triweasel)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/172 "2024-09-26T17:40:20Z")
Thanks for the reminder. ---
**Author:** ![Ajstudies](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ajstudies/32/12532_2.png) [@Ajstudies](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Ajstudies)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 10:50am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/173 "2024-10-03T10:50:48Z")
Thanks. Just ordered. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/174 "2024-10-03T13:52:00Z")
> [@dothemath](#): > > I’m assuming Canada’s program of putting you up in a hotel for a week expired a while ago? Long gone. I would mention that the hotel stays were at the individual’s expense and were ridiculously expensive compared to their normal rates. As for the availability of COVID tests, every major Canadian pharmacy has a stack of free ones at their entrance. Never any need to order one. ---
**Author:** ![Ajstudies](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ajstudies/32/12532_2.png) [@Ajstudies](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Ajstudies)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/175 "2024-10-10T12:51:48Z")
> [@Cooke](#): > > As for the availability of COVID tests, every major Canadian pharmacy has a stack of free ones at their entrance. Never any need to order one. Wow I saw some in the store here and they were like $20 each. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/176 "2024-10-10T13:15:48Z")
That is Canadian socialism for you! 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Ajstudies](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ajstudies/32/12532_2.png) [@Ajstudies](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Ajstudies)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/177 "2024-10-10T13:56:24Z")
I was never socialist until I studied the history of medical insurance in various countries. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/spacelobster/32/38216_2.png) [@SpaceLobster](https://community.goactuary.com/u/SpaceLobster)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 11:06am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/178 "2024-10-11T11:06:29Z")
I don’t think universal medical care is socialism. Even most conservative Canadians would likely view at as a fundamental human right. ---
**Author:** ![Ling](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/ling/32/70261_2.png) [@Ling](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Ling)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/179 "2024-10-17T19:38:56Z")
Our local library gives out free covid test kits. Just got one the other day. ---
**Author:** ![Macroman](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Macroman](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Macroman)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2024, 3:21am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913/180 "2024-10-27T03:21:38Z")
Saw kits on the shelf at Wal-mart today, a 2-pack for about $15. I have only taken a couple drive through free tests. I am relatively sure that I have not had it. [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/covid-home-test-kits/4913.md?page=8)