Americans can again receive free COVID-19 test kits via mail.
U.S. households may order as many as four nasal swab tests at COVIDTests.gov, which will begin shipping Monday.
A spokesperson from U.S. Health and Human Services said the tests will detect current virus strains and can be ordered ahead of the holiday season, a time when family and friends typically gather together and share close quarters.
Last month, U.S. regulators approved an updated COVID-19 vaccine designed to combat the recent virus strains and hopefully winter ones, as well. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) already has recommended this fall’s shot for everyone age 6 months and older.
While most Americans have some degree of immunity from prior infections or vaccinations or both, protection wanes. Last fall’s shots targeted a strain that is no longer circulating, according to the CDC.
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