I learned something for the first time just a little while ago.
By snowy
@snowy22315 (208493)
United States
February 7, 2026 12:23pm CST
I did not k now that Covid tests expire. I thought once you had them they would be good until they were used..maybe 10 years later. Well anyway, just found out the one I had expired in 2023. I have another one here too I think, but bet that one is expired too. Someone like maybe sis told me this past fall Covid test kits expire. Was I the only one that didn't,t know this?
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@Ineeddentures (32949)
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7 Feb
I didn't know either
I used one which had expired in 2023 as well
It was ok though.
It said negative
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@snowy22315 (208493)
• United States
7 Feb
@Ineeddentures Not now, but if I get sick, I might want to. I rarely get sick though. The cold I had last Thanksigivng was the first one in about 4 or 5 years.
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@snowy22315 (208493)
• United States
7 Feb
I may go to the Health Department on Monday, I have a couple of questions to ask them anyway. See if I can score a new Covid test.
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
8 Feb
@snowy22315 Yes. I wasn’t aware there was an expiration date on it until I had covid the second time. It tested negative, but I felt crummy. I went to my doctor and tested positive.
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@snowy22315 (208493)
• United States
7 Feb
Wouldn't,t hurt, if you have had them for awhile.
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@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
7 Feb
@snowy22315 I have that on my list to do.
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@LindaOHio (222181)
• United States
8 Feb
Yes, they expire. Mine are probably all expired.
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@snowy22315 (208493)
• United States
8 Feb
Although it is possible I may have had a slight infectuon, I never seriously thought I had Covid before.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
7 Feb
I never got one. So, I was not aware of it. I hope that they were not too expensive.
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@snowy22315 (208493)
• United States
7 Feb
I got them for free. I guess you get what you pay for .
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@snowy22315 (208493)
• United States
7 Feb
I never thought about it, but it would suck if you had to use one..and find out it is expired I might go to the Department of Health and find out if they have some.
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@FourWalls (86385)
• United States
7 Feb
I remember them saying a couple of years ago that you could still use an expired covid test. They didn’t say what kind of accuracy you’d get, though. 
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@wolfgirl569 (135354)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Feb
I remember them saying it on the news when the government was sending out free ones
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@snowy22315 (208493)
• United States
8 Feb
I decided I will keep one and toss the other until I can get a new test, although I shouldn't get Covid. I always get the shot.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8765)
• United States
7 Feb
I didn't know, but I only took the test once, and I had Covid. That wasn't much fun.
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@snowy22315 (208493)
• United States
7 Feb
I am sure it wasn't. I always get a shot.
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@valherma00 (3624)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7 Feb
i didn't know it as well. hm. strange.
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