The highly contagious omicron variant continues to spread throughout our communities. Vaccination and boosters provide the best protection against severe illness from COVID‑19. It is also recommend that you continue to wear a mask in public indoor and outdoor settings, social distance, wash your hands often, and stay home when sick. Testing is also an important tool in slowing the spread of COVID‑19. Rapid antigen home tests, also called rapid COVID tests or self tests, offer another way to help reduce the spread. 

Starting January 18, 2022, you can request free rapid antigen home tests, without shipping fees, from the federal government. Click here to order your free tests.

Rapid antigen home tests are a fast, easy way to get a quick result if you have symptoms, think you have been exposed to someone with COVID‑19, or plan to gather indoors with those who may be at risk, including unvaccinated children, older individuals, and those who are immunocompromised. Rapid antigen home test results are typically available within 30 minutes.

Please do not visit the urgent care or the emergency department for COVID‑19 testing. Only those who need immediate emergency or urgent care should go to these locations.

We will get through this challenging time, together.