Asymptomatic health care workers, first responders and child care providers currently serving as essential workers as well as people returning to the state can be tested for Covid-19 at three new popup testing sites this week, according to Vermont health officials.
People returning to the state can be tested at day seven or later in their quarantine period. Returnees include people returning from wintering out of state, college students, and people who are coming to stay in their second homes.
The pop-ups will be located at Bennington College on Tuesday, May 12, at Brattleboro Union High School on Thursday, May 14, and at Upper Valley Aquatic Center in White River Junction on Saturday, May 16. All three sites will operate from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on those days.
Eligible essential workers can make appointments for one of the pop-up sites online.
The Health Department and the state’s Enhanced Testing and Contact Tracing Task Group have been organizing these events with support from the Vermont National Guard and EMS agencies. Health Commissioner Mark Levine, MD said the state has plenty of supplies to meet the goal set by Gov. Phil Scott to conduct 1,000 tests a day.
While these pop-up sites are not open to the general public without a referral, the Health Department encourages all Vermonters with symptoms – no matter how mild – to contact their primary care provider to get referred to a nearby testing site.
