Free COVID-19 Testing | MLK Day Jr. Day of Service | South LA

MYCOVIDMD® and MYCOVID19.LIVE aims to deliver 10,000 rapid tests to older adults, under-resourced and houseless individuals, allowing them to connect with Community Health Partners (CHP), advocates and trusted organizations for advice without risking exposure to the coronavirus. We are addressing health inequities for communities of color by meeting residents where they are, in their communities and connecting with other medical and non-medical efforts on the ground.*IMPORTANT* We strongly suggest you create your fast account on our participant portal HERE [https://mycovidmd.app/] before arriving. This assures that we can provide you with a high-quality experience and avoid delays in returning your test results. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PCR AND ANTIGEN TEST? PCR tests and antigen tests are both diagnostic tests that can be used to determine whether you currently have an active coronavirus infection. Serology tests (think: finger prick) looks for antibodies in the blood to determine if you've been infected in the past. ABOUT CovidMD is an initiative of the Shared Harvest Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)3 and the Shared Harvest Fund social enterprise. The myCovidMD® portal is designed to meet the growing need for testing and to give every community a chance to be protected. The program offers Pop-Up community-based triaging, testing and wrap-around services and will match residents with critical Crisis Buddies to be able to lean on for social and mental health support amidst the rapidly scaling COVID-19 global pandemic. Emerge MedStaffing, LLC, (EMS) is a Chicago metropolitan based company with a mission to provide emergency medicine specialist services and telehealth across the United States. With a mission of leaving no community behind, The company's goal is to match clinically competent, culturally diverse, board-certified, emergency medicine residency trained physician candidates with area emergency departments (ED). Emerge has partnered with myCovidMD to ensure the staffing of quality frontline Emergency Medical physicians for myCovidMD Pop-Up Community Drive-Thru Testing.