Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.

Update: This program has ended and free tests are not current available from the government website. The Biden administration has resumed taking orders for free at-home COVID-19 tests as of Sept. 25.

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