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elleng

(136,055 posts)
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 01:05 AM Dec 2021

These 8 DC libraries are getting at-home rapid COVID testing kits.

DC Health will supply the eight library branches with 1,000 rapid test kits each, per day. Residents will be able to obtain two kits per day.

WASHINGTON — In addition to the 36 sites in D.C. where you can already pick up and drop off at-home PCR tests (find that list here), eight D.C. libraries received deliveries of rapid at-home testing kits Wednesday morning. Rapid tests have been flying off shelves at pharmacies in the area, becoming the hottest item this holiday season to snag before travel.

"DC Health has also ordered 1,050,000 rapid antigen tests — 150,000 BinaxNOW and 900,000 iHealth Antigen tests," Mayor Bowser's office said in a press release. "Of those tests, 42,000 are currently on-hand and 200,000 Antigen tests are in transit to Washington, D.C."

DC Health will supply the eight library branches with 1,000 rapid test kits each, per day. Residents will be able to obtain two kits, or four tests, per day, at those locations. Proof of residency is also required to get the kits. After using a rapid at-home test, residents should report their results to DC Health at coronavirus.dc.gov/overthecounter.

You can check the availability of test kits here.

Here are the eight locations where you can get a kit (we strongly encourage checking availability before you go):

WARD 1
Mt. Pleasant Library

WARD 2
West End Library

WARD 3
Cleveland Park Library

WARD 4
Petworth Library

WARD 5
Woodridge Library

WARD 6
Shaw (Watha T. Daniel) Library

WARD 7
Capitol View Library

WARD 8
Anacostia Library

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/where-to-get-at-home-rapid-testing-kits-covid-19-washington-dc-libraries/65-6ea558d7-3f48-4b49-b0c8-534442767700?

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These 8 DC libraries are getting at-home rapid COVID testing kits. (Original Post) elleng Dec 2021 OP
This is a brilliant idea. murielm99 Dec 2021 #1
Tip: if your local ward runs out, Ward 2 and 3 might still have some kits IronLionZion Dec 2021 #2

IronLionZion

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2. Tip: if your local ward runs out, Ward 2 and 3 might still have some kits
Sun Dec 26, 2021, 12:53 PM
Dec 2021

because they have fewer people trying to get them

This site shows availability and it's best to get there when they open in the morning
https://coronavirus.dc.gov/testyourself

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