BOSTON — Massachusetts will begin distributing more than two million free at-home COVID-19 tests to residents in many communities across the state this week, Gov. Charlie Baker announced Monday.
The state has made these rapid antigen tests available to all 351 cities and towns, and to date a total of 264 municipalities have requested tests, according to Baker.
“This initiative builds upon the Commonwealth’s nation-leading efforts to make testing accessible for residents throughout the pandemic,” Baker said in a statement. “Along with vaccines and treatments, testing remains an important tool to manage COVID, which is why we will continue to ensure testing resources remain widely available.”
The tests are being distributed on a rolling basis over the next two weeks. For a list of the municipalities, please visit here.
Baker noted that the state has secured nearly 30 million rapid antigen tests for Bay Staters over the last six months.
Massachusetts is a national leader in vaccination rates with over 84 percent of eligible residents fully vaccinated and over half of adults boosted.
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