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If you need to know whether you have coronavirus but don't want to deal with appointment scheduling and clinic wait times, a self-test can be a convenient solution. But who are self-tests right for?

WITH COVID CASES RISING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, YOU MIGHT BE PULLING OUT A LEFTOVER AT HOME RAPID TEST COULD BE A YEAR OR TWO OLD, EVEN IF THE BOX SAYS IT IS EXPIRED. EXPERTS SAY DON’T THROW IT OUT.

A person picks up covid self-test kits and masks at Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ on March 31. (Eric Lee for The Washington Post) ...

COVID-19 rapid tests are easy to take—and then toss. So most people never report their results, which leaves health officials with an incomplete picture of how much virus is circulating and where. The ...