University of Utah ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ is working in partnership with the Utah Legislative Ethnic and Racial Minority Caucus and the Utah Department of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Office of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Disparities to test for COVID-19 in underserved communities in Utah. In-car COVID-19 testing will be available free of charge, regardless of symptoms, to members of the public at the Utah State Fairpark on Saturday, May 9th, from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
A University of Utah ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ medical team and the Wellness Bus will be on hand to help with community needs. The Wellness Bus has shifted regular operations and retrofitted to provide COVID-19 screening, health consultations, and education. The Wellness Bus will serve as an operations mobile command center at the Utah State Fairpark during COVID-19 testing.
Participants are required to pre-register to reserve a 10-minute time slot to be tested.
- Spanish/English: (801) 436-7118 or (562) 448-5389
- English: (801) 413-3248 or (801) 747-9547
COVID-19 testing for underserved communities has been organized by Senators Luz Escamilla and Jani Iwamoto, and Representatives Angela Romero, Karen Kwan, Mark Wheatley, and Sandra Hollins. University of Utah ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ is proud to work in partnership with Utah legislators, the Utah Department of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Office of ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ Disparities, Intermountain ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½care, Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, and the Utah State Fairpark.