Name: USPS denies some homes free COVID-19 tests
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Description: An error in the United States Postal Service's online system means that some households won't get the free at-home COVID-19 tests that President Joe Biden promised.

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NATIONAL STOCKPILE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PICKUP AT PHARMACIES NATIONWIDE. >>> PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE FIGHTING IT FOR FREE AT- HOME COVID TEST MEANT TO BE DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR. SOME OF YOU ARE HAVING A HARD TIME WITH ONLINE REGISTRATION. >> THEY KNOW THIS. >> Reporter: SHE HAS LIVED HERE 12 YEARS. YOU CAN IMAGINE HER SURPRISE WHEN THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE TONIGHT HER ORDER FOR FREE COVID TESTS. THIS NOTICE SAYS HER HOME IS LISTED AS A BUSINESS ADDRESS IN THE USPS SYSTEM. >> I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE POST OFFICE IS GOING TO DO ABOUT IT. >> Reporter: OTHERS HAVE GOTTEN THIS MESSAGE, SAYING TEST HAVE ALREADY BEEN ORDERED TO THEIR ADDRESS. MATTHEWS LIVES WITH HER HUSBAND AND HAS NEVER HAD TROUBLE WITH THE POST OFFICE. SHE WANTS HER TEST IN CASE SHE DEVELOPED ANY SYMPTOMS. >> I ALREADY HAVE MY COVID SHOT IN THE BOOSTER. JUST TO HAVE IT. IF ANYTHING IS FREE, I AM GOING TO GET IT. I WANTED. WORK BACK IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AS EASY AS A FEW CLICKS AT COVID TESTARE THE. THERE IS A LIMIT OF ONE ORDER PER ADDRESS. ROOMMATES MUST SHARE THEIR TESTS AND DELIVERY TAKES SEVEN TO 12 DAYS. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO ORDER NOW SO YOU HAVE THEM WHEN YOU NEED THEM. >> IT'S A BENEFIT TO HAVE JUST IN CASE. >> Reporter: MATTHEWS FILED A COMPLAINT WITH USPS, HOPING TO CHANGE THE RECORDS THAT SHOW HER HOME IS A BUSINESS. >> IT'S SOMETHING THEY SHOULD FIX RIGHT AWAY. >> Reporter: I AM JOE FISHER, WRAL NEWS , SANFORD. >> MATTHEWS SAYS SHE COULD HAVE TO WAIT THREE DAYS TO HEAR BACK FROM THE POST OFFICE.

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