The Latest on COVID-19 Testing: What Your Community Needs to Know

During this 60 minute webinar, experts provided community based organizations (CBOs) with the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 testing programs currently available, answered pressing questions, and highlighted the important role CBOs play in supporting the federal administration’s at-home testing distribution program.

Resource Types: Event or Podcast, Video

Community Types: 65 year old+ Communities, AAPI/Asian Communities, Black Communities, Bright Spots, Care Providers/Community Based Workers, Faith Communities, General Public, Immigrant Communities, Indigenous Communities, Latinx Communities, Mothers and Parents, Other Community, People Experiencing Homelessness, People with Disabilities, Rural Communities, Youth/Schools

Topics Covered: Community Organizing, Data about COVID-19 and/or vaccines, Other, Tailored information for communities

Date Published: February 3, 2022

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The CDC Foundation is partnering with the Vaccine Equity Cooperative to conduct webinars for community-based organizations and their partners.

Demand for more COVID-19 testing rose quickly in recent months along with the Omicron variant. New initiatives—including the federal government’s recently-launched at-home testing distribution program—are designed to increase access and affordability. But with multiple testing options available, it’s easy to get confused about which testing method is best in a particular situation; what is the most efficient way to get and administer at-home tests; and what to do in case of a positive result. As important trusted messengers, community-based organizations and workforces need to be equipped with the latest information on testing to keep their communities informed and protected.

During this 60 minute webinar, experts:

Shared an overview of all COVID-19 test opportunities currently available, including how to best utilize testing sites in your community, and secure at-home testing kits for personal use
Discussed the federal government plan to equitably distribute at-home tests, ensuring that every American has free and convenient access, and
Answered the most frequently asked questions CBOs have about getting their communities tested and protected.

Speakers

John Barnes, PhD, Team Lead, Strain Surveillance and Emerging Variants, CDC
Jasmine Chaitram, MPH, Lead, Expansion of Screening and Diagnostics Task Force, CDC
Alice Chen, MD, Senior Advisor Made to Save
Cameron Webb, MD, JD, Senior Policy Advisor for Equity, COVID-19 Response Team, White House
Lisa F. Waddell, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, CDC Foundation (moderator)