AVAILABLE NOW: A USPS site where Americans can order a free at-home COVID test is live a day earlier than scheduled.
— A federal program to send free at-home COVID-19 tests to all Americans launched a day early.
The tests are part of the order of 500 million President Biden said his administration purchased last month. The site where Americans could request a rapid antigen test was originally scheduled to go live Wednesday, but was in operation a day early.The site is hosted by the U.S. Postal Service and promises one order of four free at-home tests for each American household. The orders begin shipping later this month.
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