Thanks to Anne for passing on from DC Health:
“Starting today, you can get a free COVID-19 rapid test kit @dcpl. Check your desired location for hours of operation.” Read More
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Justin writes:
“Understandable but unfortunate. It was DC CAN that informed me of my April 2022 exposure, and it’s instruction to rapid test resulted in my positive diagnosis a good 36 hours before I developed symptoms, allowing me to protect others in the interlude.”
From DC Health:
“DC Health would like to thank residents for using the DC COVID Alert Notice (DC CAN) COVID-19 exposure notification system to help protect yourself and our community. Exposure notifications helped to prevent thousands of cases of COVID-19 during the pandemic and allowed people to take action to prevent its spread. In DC alone, over 37,000 people used DC CAN to anonymously alert others of possible exposure to COVID-19, generating more than a million exposure notifications.
The nationwide program that supports the DC CAN exposure notification system will discontinue operations on May 11, 2023. As a result, Read More
“Dear PoPville,
(TL;DR: Writing about a $500 insurance charge associated with a COVID test from Sameday Health in Georgetown – wondering if anyone else is having a similar experience.)
My previous insurance is attempting to charge me $500 for COVID test lab work from a test I took in July 2021, billed Feb 20, 2023 – nearly two years after the fact in addition to being covered under the CARES Act at the time. The insurance company claims I filed too late, but I never received any kind of documentation to submit – only an email from Sameday Health essentially saying “what you’ll get from your insurance isn’t a bill!” Read More
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From DC Health:
“DC Health announced that beginning Tuesday, February 28, 2023 they will suspend the COVID-19 Test Yourself DC self-service kiosk program as well as rapid test distribution at libraries and senior centers. These changes are in line with similar actions at the federal level as a result of falling COVID-19 case counts and the increased availability of testing and vaccine opportunities through medical offices, pharmacies and community health centers.
DC Health continues to emphasize that the most important thing residents can do to protect themselves and their families from COVID-19 is to be up to date with their vaccinations and boosters. As District programs begin to scale down, there continues to be many convenient options for residents to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, booster or rapid test kit, including: Read More
“Dear PoPville,
Where in the DC area can I donate unopened rapid Covid tests? I imagine there are individuals and communities who need them more than I do and cannot afford them. Read More
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health announced that the District’s three monkeypox clinics will transition to walk-up only services beginning Friday, September 23. Eligible individuals will no longer need to pre-register for monkeypox vaccinations and will be able to visit any of the three DC Health monkeypox clinics for their first or second dose. Read More
“Dear PoPville,
In looking at a lot of my covid tests from the DCPL, they indicate an expiration date at the end of this month. Is this legit? Or, like eggs, is this more of a best by date? I’ve stocked up on a fair few of these in case of emergencies and would rather not bin them if they’re still valid.”
I’m told that the PCR expiration dates are indeed firm. And if you have PCR kits that you got more than than a year ago (without any expiration date listed), you should toss them out.
Regarding the 15 minute rapid tests I’m told that The DC covid centers provide a hand out of how to look up whether their expiration dates have been extended. Most rapid tests that DC Health have handed out have been extended by 3 months but definitely consult the hand out to be sure.
“Dear PoPville,
A friend is visiting DC from Germany and can’t get clear details about the best place(s) for COVID testing prior to departure. The airport testing is really expensive, and for him it’s all out of pocket because he’s not a US citizen. Read More
“Dear PoPville,
Here’s a screenshot (above) of what is available (scroll down if clicking link.) NOTHING! Apparently, they don’t list inventory daily until 11AM, which is strange but DC does everything in a red-tape sorta way.”
Covid Centers and hours for today: Read More
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health announced that the new Ward 3 COVID Center will open on Friday, February 4. The Ward 3 COVID Center will be located at 5335 Wisconsin Avenue NW.
At all of the COVID Centers, individuals have access to vaccinations, boosters, take-home rapid antigen tests, PCR tests, and KN95 masks.
To date, DC Health has opened seven COVID Centers in Wards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. With extended hours and fixed locations in each ward, the COVID Centers represent the District’s long-term commitment to ensuring health equity and accessibility for all District residents.
All sites will be open six days a week, as late as 9 p.m., and sites rotate days off so that on any day of the week multiple COVID Centers are open across DC. The schedule for the Ward 3 site opening Friday is listed below, along with the schedules of the seven existing sites. Read More
