Testing

UPDATE: As of June 25, Health Department testing sites are closed.

How to get tested in Vermont

At-home antigen tests (also called rapid tests or self-tests) meet many testing needs and are widely available at pharmacies around the state and at online retailers.

Buy online or in pharmacies and retail stores: Some health insurance plans can cover the cost of at-home tests. You may be able to show your insurance card at the pharmacy and get test kits at no cost to you. Some health plans may require you to pay for the tests and then be reimbursed. Learn more about insurance coverage
Order free tests through COVID.gov: Every home in the U.S. can order a third round of FREE at-home tests mailed directly to them. Order free tests at COVID.gov
Contact your health care provider: Medical practices may offer other COVID-19 testing options.

HELP Getting Tests

If you cannot get at-home antigen tests from the options above, you can call the Health Department at 802-863-7200, or check with your local health office.

Non-profit community organizations may qualify for free at-home tests by mail if they work with Vermonters who may have difficulty getting tests due to overall systemic inequities. This includes Vermonters who are Black, Indigenous or people of color (BIPOC), speak languages other than English, are experiencing homelessness, have a disability or other groups. Please email [email protected].

Food shelves, libraries, and municipal offices who are interested in distributing COVID-19 at-home tests in their community can also email [email protected].

TEST KIT EXPIRATION DATES

Many test expiration dates have been extended. Check information below for new dates by brand:

FDA information on tests.
Check Intrivo on/go tests.
Check iHealth tests.
Check FlowFlex tests.

When to get Tested

If you have symptoms of COVID-19 ─ even if the symptoms are mild, and even if you previously had COVID-19. Test as soon as possible.
If you are a close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19 and you are not vaccinated or not up to date on your vaccines. Learn more about when close contacts should get tested.
If you are using at-home antigen tests - please follow the FDA recommendations on testing with antigen tests. This includes testing more than once, each 48 hours apart.

If you test positive and you are age 65 or older or have a medical condition that may put you at risk, reach out to your health care provider to ask about treatment — as soon as you get a positive test result. Learn more about treatment.

Find tips and learn more from the CDC about self-testing

Learn about Test Types

At-home antigen test

Is approved for ages 2 and older.
Best when two tests are taken at least 24 hours apart.
Should be used if you tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 90 days. Other test types, such as PCR, could continue to give a positive result because of your previous infection.

PCR test

Is approved for all ages, including under 2 years.
May be available through your physician's office.

Test instructions and translations

test	Self- test?	instructions
Lucira LAMP	Yes	Video on How to Use: ASL/English \| العربية /Arabic \| မြန်မာစာ/Burmese \| دری / Dari \| Français/French \| Kirundi \| Maay Maay \| नेपाली/Nepali \| پښتو/Pashto \| Soomaali \| Español /Spanish \| Swahili \| Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese\| Mandarin Chinese Directions: English \|العربية /Arabic \| မြန်မာစာ/Burmese \| دری / Dari \| Français/French \| Kirundi \| नेपाली/Nepali \| پښتو/Pashto \| Soomaali \| Español /Spanish \| Swahili \| Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese The LAMP test comes with 2 AA batteries. Please repurpose (for example in a smoke detector) or recycle these batteries.
BINX	Yes
BinaxNOW	Yes	Video on How to Use: ASL/English \| العربية /Arabic \| မြန်မာစာ/Burmese \| دری / Dari \| Français/French \| Kirundi \| Maay Maay \| नेपाली/Nepali \| پښتو/Pashto \| Soomaali \| Español /Spanish \| Swahili \| Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese\| Mandarin Chinese Directions: English \| العربية /Arabic \| မြန်မာစာ/Burmese \| Chinese - Simplified 中文 \| Chinese - Traditional \| دری / Dari \| Français/French \| Kirundi \| नेपाली/Nepali \| پښتو/Pashto \| Soomaali \| Español /Spanish \| Swahili \| Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese
Intrivo on/go	Yes	Video on How to Use: English \| العربية /Arabic \| မြန်မာစာ/Burmese \| دری / Dari \| Français/French \| Kirundi \| Maay Maay \| नेपाली/Nepali \| پښتو/Pashto \| Soomaali \| Español /Spanish \| Swahili \| Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese\| Mandarin Chinese Directions: English \| العربية /Arabic \| မြန်မာစာ/Burmese \| Chinese - Simplified 中文 \| Chinese - Traditional \| دری / Dari \| Français/French \| Kirundi \| नेपाली/Nepali \| پښتو/Pashto \| Soomaali \| Español /Spanish \| Swahili \| Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese Find out about expiration date extension for this product.
Quidel QuickVue At-home	Yes	Video on How to Use: ASL \| English \| العربية /Arabic \| မြန်မာစာ/Burmese \| دری / Dari \| Français/French \| Kirundi\| Maay Maay \| नेपाली/Nepali \| پښتو/Pashto \| Soomaali \| Español /Spanish \| Swahili \| Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese\| Mandarin Chinese Quick reference instructions: English \| العربية /Arabic \| မြန်မာစာ/Burmese \| دری / Dari \| Français/French \| Kirundi\| नेपाली/Nepali \| پښتو/Pashto \| Soomaali \| Español /Spanish \| Swahili \| Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese
iHealth	Yes	Video on How to Use: ASL \| English \| العربية /Arabic \| မြန်မာစာ/Burmese \| دری / Dari \| Français/French \| Kirundi \| Maay Maay \| नेपाली/Nepali \| پښتو/Pashto \| Soomaali \| Español /Spanish \| Swahili \| Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese\| Mandarin Chinese Find out about expiration date extension for this product.
FlowFlex	Yes	Video on How to Use: English \| العربية /Arabic \| မြန်မာစာ/Burmese \| دری / Dari \| Français/French \| Kirundi \| Maay Maay \| Mandarin Chinese \| नेपाली/Nepali \| پښتو/Pashto \| Soomaali \| Español /Spanish \| Swahili \| Tiếng Việt/Vietnamese \| American Sign Language\| Mandarin Chinese Find out about expiration date extension for this product.

Report Your Results

If there is no option to automatically report your self-test result, please report results (positive or negative) to the Health Department using our online form. Your response is confidential, and reporting your test result helps the Health Department understand how many Vermonters are being tested for COVID-19 and how the virus is spreading in our communities.

Report your COVID-19 test results

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