St. Luke’s Health Network

Check COVID test expiration dates

Consumers should go online to check updated COVID test expiration dates before using the tests – or before discarding apparently expired tests.

The expiration dates on test packaging may NOT be accurate.

The expiration dates for many tests have been extended by the Food & Drug Administration after further review of test manufacturers’ newly submitted data.

For tests whose expiration dates have not been extended, however, consumers should respect the dates on the tests’ packaging. Expired tests do not provide reliable results.

“At this time, most people who need COVID tests are relying on over-the-counter, at-home tests, so it is extremely important that they understand how to properly evaluate expiration dates,” said St. Luke’s Infectious Diseases chaif Dr. Jeffrey Jahre.

To check the FDA’S latest guidance on common tests, go to: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/coronavirus-covid-19-and-medical-devices/home-otc-covid-19-diagnostic-tests#list.

Graham selected for national post

John Graham, senior network administrator for Fitness & Sports Performance at St. Luke’s University Health Network, has been selected by his peers to leadership in the National Strength and Conditioning Association program.

An adjunct professor at multiple colleges and universities, he was voted to the Nomination Committee of the NSCA to help nominate the future leaders of the organization who will steer it forward.

A Fellow of the NSCA, he was a member of the NSCA Board of Directors from 2001–2003, was vice president in 2002 and the secretary/treasurer in 2003. He has a career-long service to the NSCA, including associate editor /editor of the NSCA Strength & Conditioning Journal. He authored or contributed to local, regional and national peer reviewed and lay publications on chronic conditions and disorders, health, fitness and sports performance.