By Peter Butler, Katie Teague, and Mary-Elisabeth Combs, October 15, 2024 Ah, fall. The season for sweaters, soup and, of course, updated vaccines. In addition to getting your yearly flu shot, consider making sure you and your family are up to date on …
New COVID Variants Spark Summer Surge. Free Test Kits Are Still Available
By Mary-Elisabeth Combs, Peter Butler, Katie Teague, August 9, 2024 The COVID-19 surge reported earlier this summer shows no signs of slowing down in August. Infectious new omicron COVID variants KP.3 and KP.3.1.1 are accounting for about half of those new infections. California was one …
Free COVID home test kits are still available: here’s how to get them
By Mary-Elisabeth Combs, Peter Butler, Katie Teague, CNET, April 18, 2024 Even if you’re vaccinated against COVID-19, you could still be one of the hundreds of millions of people who continue to get infected by the virus. If you have any COVID symptoms, you …
Your Expired COVID Test Kits Are Probably Still Good. How to Find Out
Katie Teague, CNET, September 2, 2023 As COVID-19 cases continue to rise once again due to the latest omicron variant, you may be pulling out your stash of at-home COVID-19 test kits. If you’re wondering whether the ones in your stockpile still …