Free Covid tests- Ripe for abuse?

[The Boz]

Starting Wednesday 4 free at home Covid tests can be ordered from a government website, assuming it doesn’t crash. No word if there will be any checks done matching names, addresses. Or if this will be a free for all with investment property owners ordering them for multiple addresses, people using non existent apartment numbers for their one residence, etc. And how many times will Letsgo Brandon get orders shipped? While it says a limit of 4 per family past history shows the government isn’t exactly thorough on things like this.

My prediction is there will be a robust after market for these tests for a short period with EBay and other sites full of tests with more sellers than buyers as prices quickly drop. And another botched waste of taxpayers $4 billion along with Twitter posts of free tests being destroyed. Should be some right wing comedy gold coming up.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-to-...me-tests-free/

[country978]

Free or not, no thank you. If anyone wants my 4 they can have them. I haven't a clue why testing is such an urgent thing now since even the great and powerful Mr Fauchi said its coming for us all now.

[dwai]

big politician money in these testing companies, they've made an industry on top of the medical industry, now you have to find out if you're sick before you find out you're sick.

[splitthis]

Biggest waste of money with no purpose so far. Fucking hilarious.

[limitles]

Biggest waste of money with no purpose so far. Fucking hilarious.

die slowly y'all

[David USF]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...ests-goes-live

Biden administration launches website for free at-home Covid tests a day early
Shortages of at-home tests and long lines at test sites led White House to offer free test kits by mail

The Biden administration on Tuesday quietly launched its website for Americans to request free at-home Covid-19 tests, a day before the site was scheduled to officially go online.

The website, CovidTests.gov, now includes a link for Americans to access an order form run by the US Postal Service.

People can order four at-home tests per residential address. It marks the latest step by Joe Biden to address criticism of low inventory and long lines for testing during a nationwide surge in Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant.

The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, said the website was in “beta testing” and operating at a “limited capacity” ahead of its official launch. The website will officially launch mid-morning on Wednesday, Psaki said.

There were isolated reports of problems relating to the address verification tool erroneously enforcing the four-per-household cap on apartment buildings and other multi-unit dwellings, but it was not immediately clear how widespread the issue was.

At points more than 750,000 people were accessing the website at the same time, according to public government tracking data, but it was not immediately known how many orders were placed.

Psaki added that the administration was anticipating a “bug or two” but had IT experts from across the government working to get the site ready.

Biden announced last month that the US would buy 500m tests to launch the program and on Thursday the president announced that he was doubling the order to 1bn.

But Americans shouldn’t expect a rapid turnaround on orders and will have to plan ahead and request tests well before they meet federal guidelines for when to use one.

The White House said “tests will typically ship within 7-12 days of ordering” through USPS, which reports shipping times of one to three days for its first-class package service in the continental US.

Officials emphasized that the federal website is just one way for people to procure tests, and shortages of at-home test kits have shown signs of easing as more supply has hit the market.

Since Saturday, private insurance companies have been required to cover the cost of at-home rapid tests, allowing Americans to be reimbursed for tests they buy at pharmacies and online retailers. That covers up to eight tests a month.

[The Boz]

Ordering is open. You can order under any name you can come up with as long as it is a legitimate USPS address.

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