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Should You Use an Expired COVID Test?1/24/2023 No, you should not use an expired COVID test kit. At-home COVID tests do expire While it’s tempting to use at-home COVID test kits that you may have had for a while, it’s not recommended by the FDA. Typically, the FDA authorizes at-home COVID tests with a shelf life of about four to six months. Using one that has expired could result in a false negative because of a breakdown in test components. Where can I find my COVID test’s expiration date? The expiration date for FDA-authorized COVID tests is printed on the outside of its box. The location of the expiration date may vary by brand, so look at all box panels. Also, be sure to check out the FDA’s website to see if your test’s expiration was part of the extended shelf-life update. Want more information? AARP has an excellent article about at-home COVID tests on its website (Rachel Nania, December 2022). Get to know Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey (VNA), and all the home health services available to you and your loved ones, before you have a health emergency. We are proud to be the longest-serving VNA in the state of New Jersey, so we know a thing or two about helping seniors. The Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey (VNA) is a leading provider of comprehensive home health care services in Morris, Hunterdon, Sussex, Warren, Somerset, and Passaic Counties in Northern New Jersey. Established in 1898, generations have known that just one call to VNA opens the door to quality, patient-centered home health care solutions that allow patients to remain in the comfort of their homes with dignity, health, and independence. © All content on The Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey's website, including blog posts, may be reproduced only if attributed to our organization with a link to vnannj.org.
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