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The UVA Health System is providing outreach
testing for covid-19 to our community members.

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We’re trying to reach populations that have
traditionally not had as good access to covid

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testing so we're going out to several different
community sites including Church of the Incarnation

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off Rio Road and Mount Zion First African
Baptist Church near the IX building.

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In addition to two additional sites on Wednesday
and Thursday that are often determined by

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communities in need.

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So, we’re doing about 300 tests per week,
about a hundred at each of three to four sites.

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We’ve especially set up these testing sites
for community members as opposed to students

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or employees of UVA trying to reach areas
that have traditionally not had access to

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good covid testing because of potential barriers
to coming in for testing either fear of contracting

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the virus or just traditional barriers to
access.

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And what we're finding in particular the Latin
X population has had a higher rate of positivity

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than some of our other neighbors so we'd like
to be able to identify hotspots that we can

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help with social distancing and other interventions
or wraparound services.

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Things like providing cleaning supplies, sometimes
food, help with medical bills or medicines.

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Also working with employers to help them understand
when patients who test positive can come back

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to work which is so important for folks.

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So, if you're having any difficulty accessing
community covid testing we’d really love

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to see you out at our sites.

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You can see where we're testing through the
Virginia Department of Health website and

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we are very excited to help the community
with covid-19 testing.