Free Covid Tests in Mail - Gov't Site OPEN NOW!
Jan 20th 2022, 5:43 pm
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As for apartment buildings, it may be that some are coded wrong. I assume each apartment should be a valid residential address.
Jan 20th 2022, 11:35 pm
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Jan 22nd 2022, 4:34 pm
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Early this morning I received this USPS notification:
Out for Delivery, Expected Delivery by 2:00pm
Lightening fast...looks like Biden's making up for lost time
Jan 22nd 2022, 7:45 pm
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Signed, sealed, delivered....
Here's what you get:
Here's what you get:
Jan 23rd 2022, 12:07 am
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Did you get two boxes of 2?
Jan 23rd 2022, 12:45 am
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Washington state is giving each household another five tests.
Jan 23rd 2022, 12:56 am
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That is good to know. Did you need them yet?
Jan 23rd 2022, 12:57 am
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Jan 23rd 2022, 1:33 am
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Fortunately, no
Fortunate for ME, that is, because:
1)Although I've been pretty isolated, am fully vaccinated/boosted, and have had no Covid symptoms .......
2) But, if I did exhibit any - I'd be unable to use these tests !
They include a warning that it's unsafe to use if one "has had facial or head injury/surgery in the last 6 mos."
Sad to say - that applies to me.
Horrific accident only six weeks ago split my head open...15 sutures to face and gazumpteen stitches beneath that over my skull.
So, I guess if that didn't kill me, and if Covid doesn't catch me... just taking this rapid test might very well cause my rapid demise.
Fortunate for ME, that is, because:
1)Although I've been pretty isolated, am fully vaccinated/boosted, and have had no Covid symptoms .......
2) But, if I did exhibit any - I'd be unable to use these tests !
They include a warning that it's unsafe to use if one "has had facial or head injury/surgery in the last 6 mos."
Sad to say - that applies to me.
Horrific accident only six weeks ago split my head open...15 sutures to face and gazumpteen stitches beneath that over my skull.
So, I guess if that didn't kill me, and if Covid doesn't catch me... just taking this rapid test might very well cause my rapid demise.
Jan 23rd 2022, 1:51 pm
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Excellent NPR Report this morning with most up-to-date thinking re: the rapid Covid 19 Antigen tests...the ones government is now mailing out:
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...-tests-omicron
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-...-tests-omicron
Jan 24th 2022, 4:15 am
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Jan 24th 2022, 5:01 pm
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My wife ordered them but as a family of 5 I'm not sure how much use it would be considering you probably want to do 2 tests to confirm the first result. I know from January 15th your insurance is supposed to cover up to 8 at home tests per person per month. I just questioned my insurance about how that works and it seems they make you pay for them then re-imburse you so long as the test is an approved test, not used for work and you send them the receipt, barcode and fill out a form so they're probably hoping people will think that's too much hassle to save $8.
Currently - a Doctor's order is required for additional free tests.
So those at highest risk - get the fewest
Remain at highest risk and inadvertently put others there as well
Ignorance is NOT bliss
Feb 4th 2022, 12:20 am
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I got mine today, but it's overkill as I live in Washington DC and the city government gives you free kits on demand basically.
Feb 4th 2022, 12:49 am
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I noticed in the photos above -Made in China. Same goes for the Honeywell N95 masks I bought off Amazon a few weeks back.
Is any of this stuff being made in America yet?
Is any of this stuff being made in America yet?
Feb 4th 2022, 12:11 pm
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It seems I ordered them Jan 18, got an immediate order confirmation from them, but silence since then.
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