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Your expired at-home covid-19 tests may still work

Your expired at-home covid-19 tests may still work
Tests may still be effective for longer. (Image: Getty)
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By Ginger Adams OtisDon’t throw out that seemingly outdated at-home rapid covid-19 test just yet. It may still be good.The Food and Drug Administration has been extending expiry dates for some authorised at-home, over-the-counter covid test kits, meaning some unused tests may still be viable. The agency’s updated list of expiration dates may be useful to those reaching for their stash of covid-19 tests amid new variants and a recent bump in cases and hospitalisations.Many Americans received free tests from the federal gove...

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