Here's How You Can Get Your Free At-Home COVID Test Kit Mailed To You

By @ItsPaulinaMA

January 4, 2022

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is offering free at-home COVID testing kits at no cost.

You may recall a similar program last winter which was ultimately suspended when cases began to drop.

The LA County Home Test Collection program is offering free, at-home COVID nasal swab test kit via mail to all LA county residents who have COVID-19 symptoms or think they were exposed. Sign up to have a test kit delivered to your home address at https://t.co/BZfopTAolj pic.twitter.com/c8oDEIjbSf
— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) January 3, 2022

Here's how to get your kit, visit the L.A. County Home Test Collection website and sign up.

The test kit will be shipped via FedEx.

Once you get the test kit, take the test as soon as you can. All of the steps below must be done on the same day you get your kit.

Activate the test online
Collect your own sample from your nose
Package your sample in the pre-paid overnight envelope
Call FedEx at 1-800-463-3339 to schedule a FedEx Pickup, or drop off the packaged sample back to the Fulgent Genetics lab via FedEx express drop box.
L.A. County says to expect results 48 hours after the lab receives your sample.

Just a friendly reminder to stay vigilant and safe this winter season.