Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #106

[Simply Southern]

Site is working. I ordered and it processed.

COVID Home Tests | USPS

I tried, I get to place order and then it goes back to the previous screen.

 

[Satchie]

I hate having a fever! On the upside, the fever is your body's attempt to fight the virus. It unpleasant I know. Try not to bundle up in blankets too much if you can help it. That will only increase your temperature. Drink generous amounts of un-caffeinated fluids. I'm so sorry you are dealing with this.

Thanks for saying this, that was my impression, yet I read about so many people taking so many medications, or giving them to children, to 'bring the fever down'. Seems counter-intuitive to me, unless it's in a danger zone.

JMO

 

[303gmf]

Site is working. I ordered and it processed.

COVID Home Tests | USPS

Mine kept taking me back to the same page
Ordered twice if it worked but no confirmation?
Currently in a line of about 30 cars at a drive-up testing site
Thankful I have webslueths to pass the time!

 

[Cool Cats]

Thanks for saying this, that was my impression, yet I read about so many people taking so many medications, or giving them to children, to 'bring the fever down'. Seems counter-intuitive to me, unless it's in a danger zone.

JMO

Fever - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

For a low-grade fever, your doctor may not recommend treatment to lower your body temperature. These minor fevers may even be helpful in reducing the number of microbes causing your illness.

Over-the-counter medications

In the case of a high fever, or a low fever that's causing discomfort, your doctor may recommend an over-the-counter medication, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others) or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others).

 

[MimosaMornings]

Mine kept taking me back to the same page
Ordered twice if it worked but no confirmation?
Currently in a line of about 30 cars at a drive-up testing site
Thankful I have webslueths to pass the time!

I got an email notification immediately after I placed the order.
You’re in line to get tested?

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Site is working. I ordered and it processed.

COVID Home Tests | USPS

thanks so much csi...

 

[Cool Cats]

Mine kept taking me back to the same page
Ordered twice if it worked but no confirmation?
Currently in a line of about 30 cars at a drive-up testing site
Thankful I have webslueths to pass the time!

If it works you will get a confirmation number then if you try to order again it says:

At-home COVID-19 tests have already been ordered for this address.
Our records show that at-home COVID-19 tests have already been ordered for this address. We are unable to process duplicate orders for the same address.

CONFIRMATION EMAIL

Order #: ***************************

Hello ***** *****,

Thank you for placing your order on USPS.com®.

Once your package ships, you'll receive a tracking number and updates on the expected delivery date.

Note:

At-home COVID-19 tests will ship free starting in late January. USPS will only send one set of 4 free tests to valid residential addresses. We are unable to process duplicate orders for the same address.


Order Details

Order #:

******************************

Placed on:

01/18/2022

Status:

Order Placed

Email:

****************

 

[pocketaccent]

Mine kept taking me back to the same page
Ordered twice if it worked but no confirmation?
Currently in a line of about 30 cars at a drive-up testing site
Thankful I have webslueths to pass the time!

Maybe the website reached its limit already for today?

White House soft-launches COVID-19 test request website
...
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the website was in "beta testing" and operating at a “limited capacity” ahead of its official launch. The website will officially launch mid-morning Wednesday, Psaki said.
...

 

[303gmf]

If it works you will get a confirmation number then if you try to order again it says:

At-home COVID-19 tests have already been ordered for this address.
Our records show that at-home COVID-19 tests have already been ordered for this address. We are unable to process duplicate orders for the same address.

Oh. thank you for that!
Tried again but possibly since I’m in a long testing line and using my phone without internet it’s not working
If I ever make it home from slow moving line, 45 minutes and so many cars ahead and behind I’ll try again

 

[anneg]

I ordered masks too, and got a confirmation email from USPS. Thanks to @CSIDreamer for the heads-up!

 

[Simply Southern]

Site is working. I ordered and it processed.

COVID Home Tests | USPS

Done, also ordered for several family members.

 

[Simply Southern]

I ordered masks too, and got a confirmation email from USPS. Thanks to @CSIDreamer for the heads-up!

How do you order the masks, is it the same site? Thanks

 

[Simply Southern]

I got an email notification immediately after I placed the order.
You’re in line to get tested?

I included my email but did not receive email notification. I did keep copy of the tracking number.

 

[CSIDreamer]

Mine kept taking me back to the same page
Ordered twice if it worked but no confirmation?
Currently in a line of about 30 cars at a drive-up testing site
Thankful I have webslueths to pass the time!

If you put your email in you get order confirmation if it goes through. Maybe this was a rollout test for tomorrow?

 

[Cool Cats]

I included my email but did not receive email notification. I did keep copy of the tracking number.

My email notification came later not right away.

 

[RANCH]

I included my email but did not receive email notification. I did keep copy of the tracking number.

My ordered went through and I did receive an Email reply with the order number.

 

[ilovewings]

Came here to say I ordered my at home tests! Easy-peasy. I suspect the site will be slammed tomorrow.
COVIDtests.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests

Just ordered the home test - that took less than a minute!!!!!

 

[Cool Cats]

I ordered masks too, and got a confirmation email from USPS. Thanks to @CSIDreamer for the heads-up!

I'm not seeing where to order free masks, just the free tests. Do you have the link?

Trying to order before these sites are swamped!

 

[LaborDayRN]

I got an email notification immediately after I placed the order.
You’re in line to get tested?

I got the email as well. Interesting though, I have gmail and it went to my "promotions folder" instead of the normal inbox.

 

[indicolite22]

76% of reported COVID-19 vaccine side effects could be imagined, phenomena called the nocebo effect | Daily Mail Online

A research team from Harvard University performed a meta analysis on 12 previous studies that compared reported side effects to the Covid vaccines to those reported by people who instead received a placebo.

They found that 35 percent of placebo recipients reported an adverse event - something like a headache, fatigue or other symptoms - after receiving the first dose, and 32 percent did after the second.