New Haven to distribute 10000 COVID rapid test kits Saturday at Fire Training Academy - New Haven Register | By The Perfect Enemy

Mark Zaretsky

Dec. 31, 2022Updated: Dec. 31, 2022 10:03 a.m.

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Kayla Daniels, immunization outreach worker for the New Haven Health Department, stocks a display of at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits and KN95 masks at the Stetson Library in New Haven on April 25, 2022. The City of New Haven planned to distribute 5,000 test kits and masks on Monday and Thursday, April 28, at the five branches of the New Haven Free Public Library.

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From left, Laurel Smith, project manager for the New Haven Office of Emergency Management, hands out at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits and KN95 masks to Gail Hayes and Stephanie James of New Haven at the Stetson Library in New Haven on April 25, 2022. The City of New Haven planned to distribute 5,000 test kits and masks on Monday and Thursday, April 28, at the five branches of the New Haven Free Public Library.

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NEW HAVEN —  The city Office of Emergency Operations, working in partnership with the Health Department and the Fire Department, will distribute 10,000 free COVID-19 rapid test kits Saturday to New Haven residents and businesses.

The distribution will take place from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at a drive-thru distribution site at the New Haven Regional Fire Training Academy, 230 Ella Grasso Blvd.

Each vehicle will receive five boxes containing two tests each. Residents must present a proof of residency in order to receive the test kits, which have an expiration date of Jan. 23, 2023. 

“As residents begin to return to work and school in the new year, it is important that everyone remains vigilant about stopping the spread of COVID -19 by testing when experiencing symptoms,” officials said in a press release. “Residents are encouraged take advantage of these free COVID-19 tests and get fully vaccinated for both COVID and the flu.”

For vaccine information, visit nhvvax.org or call 203-946-6999.

Individuals with disabilities who are homebound or unable to pick up a test kit due to a disability should contact the Office of Services for Persons with Disabilities at 203-946-7651.

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Mark Zaretsky, a Chicago native and longtime New Haven resident, is an award-winning reporter and music writer for the New Haven Register and Hearst Connecticut Media. His beats include East Haven and Branford, regional issues and occasional blues and roots music stories. He also makes a point of knowing where all the good ethnic and hole-in-the-wall restaurants, bars and bakeries are — and is an unapologetic Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls fan. In addition to his work as a journalist, Zaretsky is a front man for The Cobalt Rhythm Kings and The Chicago Dawgs and occasionally performs with Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Mark Naftalin and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.

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