Free Covid-19 testing
(NOTE: FOR SALIVA SWABBING, DO NOT EAT, DRINK OR SMOKE FOR A HALF-HOUR BEFORE TESTING).
FREE, DRIVE-THRU COVID-19 TESTING IN TAOS during February, every Wednesday at Taos Youth and Family Center, 407 Paseo del Cañon East. NO-COST COVID TESTING FOR ALL NEW MEXICANS. New Mexico and Vault Medical Services have teamed up to offer at-home COVID-19 saliva testing for any person who believes they need to be tested, with or without symptoms, at no cost. Order a test online at learn.vaulthealth. com/nm/. The test kit will arrive at your home via expedited shipping. Log on for a virtual visit with a Vault test supervisor; they will show you how to collect your saliva sample. You must not eat, drink, smoke, or chew anything for 30 minutes before your testing session. Ship your sample to the lab in Oakdale using a prepaid UPS package. Get your result 24 to 48 hours after your sample arrives at the lab.
FREE TAOS COVID-19 NASOPHARYNGEAL TESTING swabs at the Taos Public Health Office of New Mexico Department of Health, NE Region: 9 a.m.-noon, Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, at Weimer Road in Taos. Call for drive-thru appointment. Register before the event and bring your confirmation code with you. Confirmation number is NOT a guarantee of a test due to volume and arrival time. Arrive at the appointed date and time you selected. For more information, call the Taos Public Health Office, 1400 Weimer Road in Taos. To register, go to cvtestreg. nmhealth.org. For help registering or other info, call 575-758-4719.
FREE ESPAÑOLA COVID-19 SALIVA TESTING, self-collected saliva swabs at Northern New Mexico College, Española, the Ben Lujan Library parking area on campus, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., seven days a week. To test, you must ENTER at the N. RAILROAD AVENUE entrance to the NNMC campus. Stay in car and follow directions from testing personnel to the library testing site. After testing, EXIT via Paseo de Oñate. First cough several times (into your sleeve) and then swab several places inside your mouth. Results are available as quickly as 72 hours from test date. To register for a test date and time, visit curative.com. Click on “Get Tested Now.”
FREE ALBUQUERQUE COVID-19 SALIVA TESTING and offered at Balloon Fiesta Park, among other areas, in Albuquerque. Tests are selfcollected, but trained personnel are present when and where tests are made available to ensure samples are properly collected. Results available within 24 to 48 hours. Pre-register for free self-check in Albuquerque at curative.com.