Free at-home testing and treatments now available for COVID and flu through federal program - ABC News
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Eligible adults can now receive free at-home rapid tests, telehealth sessions, and at-home treatments for COVID and flu through a new expanded federal government program.
The Home Test to Treat program is from the National Institutes of Health.
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