How to get an at-home COVID-19 test

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Starting Wednesday, the federal website that allows Americans to request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders. 

COVIDTests.gov will provide the tests – four per residential address, applied to the first 500 million tests – at no cost, including no shipping fee.

“The tests will be completely free—there are no shipping costs and you don’t need to enter a credit card number,” the website says. 

While the White House said that it would double its order for at-home tests to distribute around the country to 1 billion tests, the Biden administration has faced criticism for the low inventory of at-home rapid antigen tests available and long lines for PCR testing.

The cost of purchasing and distributing the first 500 million tests is estimated to be $4 billion.

Youngstown City Health Department worker Faith Terreri grabs two at-home COVID-19 test kits to be handed out during a distribution event, Dec. 30, 2021, in Youngstown, Ohio. 
(AP Photo/David Dermer, File)

Tests will “typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering” through the U.S. Postal Service, which reports shipping times of one to three days for its first-class package service in the continental U.S.

There are nine at-home, rapid tests on the market.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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