Governor Ned Lamont recently announced plans to distribute COVID-19 self-tests to municipalities and schools throughout Connecticut in an effort to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

The Connecticut Department of Public Health, Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, and Connecticut National Guard will oversee the distribution of the kits, with support from regional and local emergency management teams.

Testing is critically important to help reduce the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. If you have symptoms or had a known exposure to someone with suspected or confirmed COVID-19, you should be tested, regardless of your vaccination status. You may also consider self-testing to screen for COVID-19 immediately before an activity to see if you are positive for COVID-19. You should isolate if you test positive.

If you need to be tested for COVID-19, consider using a self-test that can be performed at home or anywhere else. Sometimes a self-test is also called a “home test,” an “at-home test,” or an “over-the-counter (OTC) test” ( Self-Testing | CDC).

Communities and Tribal Nations can find guidance for distribution of the self-tests here:  Revised guidance from the Connecticut Department of Public Health to towns and cities on the distribution of tests and masks

Brands of COVID-19 Self-Test Kits Being Distributed

There are four brands of COVID-19 self-tests that are being distributed and more information and instructions on each type of kit can be found by visiting each company’s website or viewing the instructional videos below:

• iHealth - (Watch instructional video here)
• Quickvue - (Watch instructional video here)
• BinexNOW - (Watch instructional video here)
• FlowFlex - (Watch instructional video here) 
• on/go - (Watch instructional video here) (to use without the phone app, see PDF directions here)