The FDA extended the shelf life of iHealth Covid tests by six months this summer, but many kits still expire in February, and some have already.
Angus Mordant / Bloomberg via Getty Images fileNora Boydstun is diligent about checking expiration dates. So when she received her latest batch of four free at-home Covid tests from the U.S. government in December, she quickly noticed that their packages listed expiration dates in July or August 2022.by six months, but even with that extra time, two of Boydstun's tests were only valid until Jan. 2. That meant she had two days to use them once they arrived.
Other people have reported similar issues and confusion after the latest round of tests started shipping on Dec. 19. Some of the newly delivered iHealth tests fromexpire in the next month or so, according to their extended dates. It's not clear how many such tests were distributed. Zach Rogers, who lives in Portland, Ore., said he received his free iHealth tests just before Christmas. They’re due to expire on Feb. 14.
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