Can you use expired Covid tests? What to know as cases rise, new variants emerge

Some expired Covid tests sitting in your medicine cabinet may still be safe to use, depending on the exact product you have.

Before buying new at-home tests, it wouldn't hurt to check if any expired ones sitting in your medicine cabinet are still safe to use. Here's a walkthrough for how to do that, and everything else you need to know about these tests.The FDA website lists Covid test brands alphabetically in a table. Or, you can use a search box to find your test directly.

Find your test's lot number – which is typically printed next to the expiration date on the packaging – and cross-reference it with the information on the PDF. The FDA extends expiration dates when a manufacturer provides data showing that its test's shelf life is longer than what was known when the agency first approved the product.

"With EG.5, it's very clear that at-home tests as well as many of the other tests that are done at medical institutions, hospitals and other places all recognize that and other currently circulating variants right now," said Johns Hopkins' Pekosz.

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