Free COVID-19 tests are available again to order through the U.S. Postal Service. Every household in the U.S. is eligible to receive four free tests.
Households can request the rapid antigen at-home test kits now through the end of the year online at covidtests.gov or by phone at 1-800-232-0233.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will start shipping the tests next week.
Updated vaccines for the latest strains of the virus are also available now and recommended for everyone 6 months and older.
According to data from the Arizona Department of Health Services, COVID-19 cases have been falling for the past five weeks in the state after a summer wave of infections. But for the past four years, Arizona has tended to see cases increasing in October and into the winter months.
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The FDA plans to add a “black-box warning” to COVID-19 vaccines — that’s the strongest warning the agency can issue. But Will Humble, the Arizona Public Health Association president, says the move isn’t as alarming as it sounds. -
Dueling Republican and Democratic bills to combat rising health care costs on the Affordable Care Act marketplace failed to move out of the Senate as Americans in Arizona and other states face drastic premium increases. -
A Republican state lawmaker is calling for Arizona to roll back guidance for hepatitis B vaccines, following controversial changes at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. -
On Wednesday, members of the Arizona vulnerable-adult study committee debated whether cameras should be allowed in group homes, such as assisted living. -
The Arizona Department of Health Services has reported more than 900 cases of whooping cough throughout 2025 — the highest case count in the state in 12 years.
