Free community testing for COVID-19 continues
1/25/2024, 6 p.m.
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:
• Friday, Jan. 26, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. - Southside Women, Infants and Children Office, 509 E. Southside Plaza.
• Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2 to 4:30 p.m. - St. Luke’s Apartments, 117 Engleside Drive.
RHHD’s Resource Centers are providing free at-home tests for pickup at select locations:
• Creighton Court at 2150 Creighton Road, call 804-371-0433 for more info
• Fairfield Court at 2311 N. 25th St., call 804-786-4099 for more info
• Gilpin Court at 436 Calhoun St., call 804-786-1960 for more info
• Hillside Court at 1615 Glenfield Ave., call 804-230-7740 for more info
• Mosby Court at 1536 Coalter St., call 804-786-0204 for more info
• Southwood Court at 1754 Clarkson Road. Unit #B, call 804-230-2077 for more info
• Whitcomb Court at 2106 Deforrest St., call 804-786-0555 for more info
Call the Richmond and Henrico Call Center at (804) 205-3501 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday for more information on testing sites, or go online at vax.rchd.com.
The Virginia Department of Health also has a list of COVID-19 testing locations around the state at www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/covid-19-testing/covid-19-testing-sites.
Want a COVID-19 vaccine?
Those interested can schedule an appointment with RHHD by calling (804) 205-3501. Vaccines.gov also allows people to find nearby pharmacies and clinics that offer the COVID-19 vaccine, and those interested can also text your ZIP code to 438829 or call 1-800-232-0233.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently recommends that children between the ages of 6 months to 4 years old may need multiple doses of the updated vaccines depending on their COVID-19 vaccine status and whether they had previously received Pfizer and Moderna.
Compiled by George Copeland Jr.