Photos: Drive-through COVID testing site opens on Tucson's west side
After a request from the Pima County Health Department, a drive-through testing site, funded by FEMA, is offering free COVID-19 PCR self-swab tests from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
An ID is not required and registration is available on site although pre-registration is highly recommended. For those who pre-register, it is required to bring a printed out version of the proof of voucher.
To pre-register, visit https://www.doineedacovid19test.com/Tucson_AZ_14647.html
The covid tests are free.
Vehicles can enter off West Anklam Road.
Staff at the site are expected to administer 1,000-2,000 tests per day, according to the Pima County Health Department.
For more information visit https://ein.az.gov/emergency-information/emergency-bulletin/pima-county-host-fema-high-capacity-covid-testing-center.
FEMA Drive-through COVID-19 testing
Angelica Robles reacts while taking a nasal swab for her COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test during a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Pima Community College West Campus in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 24th, 2022.
FEMA Drive-through COVID-19 testing
Workers conduct COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests during a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Pima Community College West Campus in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 24th, 2022.
FEMA Drive-through COVID-19 testing
Greta Burger, center, 3 and half years old, reacts as her mom Renay Burger takes a nasal swab for her Covid-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test while her brother Noam Burger, right, 11, takes a nasal swab for his test during a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Pima Community College West Campus in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 24th, 2022.
FEMA Drive-through COVID-19 testing
A worker, center, directs traffic during a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Pima Community College West Campus in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 24th, 2022.
FEMA Drive-through COVID-19 testing
A worker watches a patient take a nasal swab for their COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test during a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Pima Community College West Campus in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 24th, 2022.
FEMA Drive-through COVID-19 testing
Vehicles, with patients waiting to take a COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test, line up at a testing tent during a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Pima Community College West Campus in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 24th, 2022.
FEMA Drive-through COVID-19 testing
Aaron Burger, right, takes a nasal swab for his COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test while his wife Renay Burger helps their kids take a nasal swab for their tests during a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Pima Community College West Campus in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 24th, 2022.
FEMA Drive-through COVID-19 testing
Workers helps patients register and print out their vouchers for their COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests during a drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Pima Community College West Campus in Tucson, Ariz. on Jan. 24th, 2022.
Rebecca Sasnett
Photojournalist
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