Testing kiosks coming to Emory’s Atlanta and Oxford campuses as COVID-19 screening program sunsets | Emory University | Atlanta GA

Emory College’s COVID-19 asymptomatic screening program that has served greater than 180,000 contributors since July 2020 will formally sundown on the finish of this semester. The final day to display on Emory’s Atlanta campus will likely be Wednesday, Dec. 21; Tuesday, Dec. 20, would be the final day to display on the Oxford campus. 

Because the asymptomatic screening program ends, campus members can entry new neighborhood testing choices obtainable at Emory’s campuses.  

“Emory developed a big testing infrastructure, constructed round our asymptomatic screening program, to assist assist our COVID-19 response efforts and complement restricted neighborhood sources,” says Amir St. Clair, chief resilience officer, Emory College. “Now, as a part of our transition to the following part of our response, and given sturdy testing choices now in place throughout our communities, we’re in a position to sundown our screening program and direct campus members to those new neighborhood well being sources.”

Emory has partnered with DeKalb County to supply on-campus areas for 3 Take a look at-and-Go kiosks, which can be found to all neighborhood members. Every kiosk might be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days every week, and may maintain as much as 700 COVID-19 PCR assessments. Registration requires contributors to enter insurance coverage data however doesn’t stop anybody from entry ought to they be uninsured.  

By mid-December, the next on-campus areas will host Take a look at-and-Go kiosks: 

• Emory Level: Floor car parking zone subsequent to the CVS on Clifton Street
• Emory Bookstore: Oxford Street in entrance of the Emory Barnes & Noble bookstore
• Oxford School: Whatcoat Road Constructing (Oxford mail heart)

Contributors should register to make use of the kiosks. This may be executed prematurely by accessing https://register.testandgo.com/ or by following the QR code prompts onsite. The kiosks dispense a COVID-19 check package that features a nasal swab and directions on accumulating the specimen. The specimens are picked up day by day and despatched to an accredited lab for PCR testing, and outcomes usually take 24-48 hours to obtain. Full video directions on the way to use the brand new Take a look at-and-Go kiosks might be discovered right here.

Emory neighborhood members with COVID-19 signs can even take part within the Speedy Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) program. RADx continues to host a testing location in Government Park in an effort to increase entry to COVID-19 assessments which can be quick and correct. COVID-19 assessments by way of RADx are free, and contributors obtain reward playing cards for his or her time. RADx contributors should be symptomatic and ought to schedule their appointments prematurely.  

Testing choices and pointers for college kids, college and workers experiencing COVID-19 signs, together with up-to-date sources, might be discovered on Emory Ahead’s testing web page.