Federal testing website launches next week, 4 tests per home

The Associated Press ^ | January 14, 2022 | By ZEKE MILLER

[Oldeconomybuyer]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal website where Americans can request free COVID-19 tests will begin accepting orders on Wednesday as the White House looks to address nationwide shortages, but supplies will be limited to just four free tests per home.

Starting on Jan. 19, the website COVIDTests.gov will provide tests at no cost, including no shipping fee, the White House announced Friday.

The White House said “tests will typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering” through the U.S. Postal Service, which reports shipping times of 1-3 days for its first-class package service in the continental United States.

Officials said they are cognizant that any launch of a website carries some risks — and memories of the disastrous roll-out during the Obama administration of Healthcare.gov are still fresh — but said they believe they are well-positioned to handle expected demand for tests.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Are these the things they stick up your nose to “accidentally” perforate the cribriform plate?

[NurdlyPeon]

And I wonder who is making money on this (our money, by the way).

[Vermont Lt]

Oh…cannot see this failing miserably. Nope…no chance of fraud here. //sarcasm.

[Sgt_Schultze]

It’s the craziest thing that the FauciVirus™ is super-easy to transmit, yet you need to dig into near-brain tissue to detect it.

[Rio]

No money. They’re FREE!

[Trillian]

They don’t have enough false positives.. gotta start ramping them up again for a new “variant”.

[cgbg]

The question is—if I throw them in the wood stove will they burn?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

"Rollup! Rollup! Get your free ticket into the US Gubmint databse here today! No cost to you...AND...if you act now, we'll inform you of your positive results so YOU TOO can get your free COVID vaccine!! Isn't it all simply Mahvelous?!

[Rio]

Ha. Covidtests.gov is blocked here at work.

[Dogbert41]

I wonder how many billions that failure is going to cost?

[tje]

If they send any to my address.. gonna sell’em on ebay

[Rio]

I like that.

[petitfour]

Why?

Are they going to send out booster jabs to every household? I’ll be happy to fill out the forms for those and give myself my jabs.

[fretzer]

CCP company likely analyzing the results, DNA on file. I’ll refrain from 4 letter words but LGB.

[Magnum44]

Doesn’t matter, 10% to the big guy is all that matters.

[bluejean]

...which of course is all being tracked in yet another new snooping, tracking database, which probably requires a new bureaucratic arm on the leviathan. And more taxpayer dollars.

[SkyDancer]

Wonder if they’ll contaminate those tests with something.

[Col Frank Slade]

Did they hire CDC to run the website ?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Cat spit.