The federal government will restart its free at-home COVID tests program in September as officials prepare the country for the upcoming respiratory virus season.
Leaders say outdoor COVID-19 testing at this level is extremely expensive, and keeping sites staffed eight hours a day, six days a week is a challenge.
People who do not live in Durham are eligible to get the free tests.
The omicron offshoot BA.5 carries key mutations that help it escape antibodies generated by vaccines and prior infection.
Americans can now order a third round of free at-home Covid-19 tests supplied by the US government.
Americans can now order additional free at-home Covid-19 tests supplied by the US government.