Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, today announced a new contract with Vault Medical Services that will add an additional tool — at-home COVID-19 saliva collection kits — to the state’s testing toolbox starting today. The at-home kits will be available to everyone who lives in Wisconsin, with or without symptoms, at no cost.
Wisconsin residents can order a collection kit online and have it shipped to their home. The kit will include detailed instructions on how to collect the saliva, which includes a video call with a testing supervisor through Vault Medical Services, and ship it back via UPS drop box to the lab for processing.
“We believe that anyone in Wisconsin who needs to be tested for COVID-19 should have access to a test, and I’m proud of our statewide testing efforts throughout this pandemic,” Evers says. “We also know that getting to a health care provider or a community testing site isn’t easy for everyone, and that’s why we are excited to offer this new option to make testing even more accessible for folks across our state.”
A saliva test is similar to a nasal swab test you might receive from a provider or at a community testing site. Like a nasal swab test, a saliva test determines whether you have an active COVID-19 infection and can spread it to others.
More information can be found on the Wisconsin COVID-19 testing webpage.
