Check your mailbox. Free COVID-19 test kits are arriving at homes across Alabama.
In January, the Biden Administration announced each household was eligible for four at-home coronavirus tests.“So, these tests are pretty reliable,” said Dr. Wes Stubblefield with the Alabama Department of Public Health. “They are relatively accurate at diagnosing disease, greater than 90%. So, if you have a positive test, chances are you have the disease.
That is why ADPH is telling people to be more concerned about a false negative than a false positive.Some folks may be trying to save their government test kits. Those with symptoms are of course urged to take one, but it can be tricky with allergy season. “Say for example, you have typical allergy symptoms, but you’re about to go visit a frail family member, and you want to make sure that you don’t have COVID, and so you test yourself,” Stubblefield said. “So that might be another circumstance.”. They will be shipped for free by the United States Postal Service.Each shipment comes with a tracking number, so you know when to head to the curb.
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