Can you use expired Covid tests? What to know as hospitalizations rise and new variants spread

Expired at-home Covid tests may still be safe to use if the FDA has extended their expiration dates, according to the Food and Drug Administration, which provides a webpage listing the expiration information for each test brand; however, using expired tests increases the risk of inaccurate results.

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