Free Covid Tests by Mail End in May as US Emergency Winds Down

The end of the US Covid public health emergency also means that the government will soon no longer offer free tests to households by mail.

The popular offering will be available until the end of May, according to a press release this week from the Biden Administration outlining the transition of Covid measures. Since the online portal launched in January 2022, the program has distributed more than 750 million rapid antigen tests to over two-thirds of American households.

The public health emergency officially ends on Thursday. The government has stockpiled more than 600 million tests to meet demand if there is ...