Americans were able to order free COVID-19 tests on the new federal government website a day early.
While COVIDTests.gov was expected to start accepting orders on January 19th, an “Order free at-home tests” button was added on the 18th, which brings users to Usps.com/covidtests to order four at-home free tests.
In addition, the US government is going to be giving out free N95 masks using community health centers and pharmacies. CVS has already proven in their recent earnings report how valuable this can be for their business. CVS has repeatedly said that when customers had come to their store for vaccinations, they also purchase goods in the store leading to more sales. With increasing foot traffic, pharmacies can seriously continue outperforming the broader market which has been struggling recently. It is a great idea to add companies like CVS and Walgreens to your watchlist for this year.