{"id":9816,"date":"2022-12-15T15:38:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T20:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?page_id=9816"},"modified":"2022-12-15T15:46:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T20:46:58","slug":"central-virginia-health-district-to-host-flu-covid-19-testing-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/public-relations-contacts\/archived-news-releases\/2022-regional-news-releases\/central-virginia-health-district-to-host-flu-covid-19-testing-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Virginia Health District to host Flu &amp; COVID-19 Testing Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>December 13, 2022<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact: Kim Foster, MHA, kimberlee.foster@vdh.virginia.gov<\/p>\n<p><strong>Central Virginia Health District to host Flu &amp; COVID-19 Testing Events<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>December 14, 21, and 28 at the Lynchburg Health Department<\/em><\/p>\n<p>LYNCHBURG, Va. \u2013 The Central Virginia Health District has received tests that can detect both COVID-19 and Flu (A + B) with the same specimen collection. We will host three drive-up testing events in the upcoming weeks at the Lynchburg Health Department (307 Alleghany Ave.) side parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>Testing will take place December 14, 21, and 28 from 12:00 p.m. \u2013 2:00 p.m.\u00a0Rapid antigen test results will be available within 25-30 minutes. Those getting tested must wait in their car for results to be delivered before they leave. Tests are free, while supplies last, for anyone experiencing COVID\/flu like symptoms, regardless of vaccination or insurance status.<\/p>\n<p>Please note this is a testing event and we cannot prescribe treatments for COVID-19 or the flu.\u00a0Please direct any questions to: cvhdcovidtesting@vdh.virginia.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 13, 2022 Media Contact: Kim Foster, MHA, kimberlee.foster@vdh.virginia.gov Central Virginia Health District to host Flu &amp; COVID-19 Testing Events December 14, 21, and 28 at the Lynchburg Health Department LYNCHBURG, Va. \u2013 The Central Virginia Health District has received tests that can detect both COVID-19 and Flu (A + B) with the same specimen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":518,"featured_media":0,"parent":8245,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[107,28,217,220,219,29,221,222,218,223,12],"class_list":["post-9816","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-central-virginia-health-district","tag-covid-19","tag-covid-19-testing","tag-drive-up-clinics","tag-drive-up-testing","tag-flu","tag-rapid-antigen-tests","tag-testing-event","tag-tests","tag-treatments","tag-vaccination"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Central Virginia Health District to host Flu &amp; 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