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Alexandria Health Department stops offering free COVID-19 and flu tests

Original: Alexandria Health Department no longer offering free COVID-19, flu tests

The Alexandria Health Department is no longer offering free COVID-19 and flu tests to residents. The change means people in the Virginia city who want testing will need to rely on at-home kits, pharmacies, or healthcare providers, potentially paying out of pocket. The move follows the broader wind-down of pandemic-era public health funding that had supported free community testing programmes.

Why now: The end of free testing affects residents' access to affordable COVID-19 and flu testing as pandemic-era funding winds down

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• Alexandria Health Department no longer offering free COVID-19, flu tests · The Alexandria Brief

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