The newest update to the COVID-19 vaccine reached pharmacies as infections in Indiana began to rise. Members of our audience had questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, tests and variants.

The government is sending out free COVID tests again. Cases of COVID-19 are dropping after the summer wave, but they’re expected to increase again heading into respiratory virus season. Now, the government is once again offering free COVID tests to help you prepare for what’s ahead.

Anyone can once again order up to four free COVID-19 tests for use at home from the federal government as flu season picks up again.

Any household can order up to four at-home COVID tests through covidtests.gov. The rapid antigen tests use nasal swabs to detect the presence of the virus. Available tests include one that is designed to be more accessible for those with disabilities affecting dexterity or who are blind or who have low vision.

The agency now tests sewage to keep tabs on the virus. See how the process works and how viral activity in your state compares to the national trends.

As free tests are now available, one COVID-19 variant continues to be the most prevalent in the United States.

Autumn is here, and once again, warnings are going up about the spread of the covid-19 virus — along with the flu and RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus. To try to minimize the upsurge, the US government is once again offering free home rapid antigen tests to each US household.