The Wayne County Health Department will resume free rapid COVID-19 testing on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 from 8:15-11:45 a.m. and 1-4:30 p.m. at 1320 W. Grantham Street in Goldsboro (former Food Lion building in the Little River Square shopping center.) Testing will be first come, first served in a drive through setting. Individuals will enter the parking lot at 1320 W. Grantham Street in Goldsboro and will follow the signage for rapid testing. Results will be provided on-site after the testing is completed. Testing was paused in December due to a nationwide shortage of test kits.
Fully vaccinated individuals should get tested if they:
- Are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. Anyone experiencing symptoms should get tested immediately.
- Have had close contact with someone who has COVID-19, even if they are not experiencing symptoms. You should get tested within 3-5 days after exposure.
- Are traveling internationally and returning to the United States. Fully vaccinated international travelers are required to get tested three days before travel by air into the U.S. and should also get tested 3-5 days after their trip.
- Unvaccinated individuals should get tested if they:
- Are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. Anyone experiencing symptoms should get tested immediately.
- Have come in contact with someone who has COVID-19, even if they are not experiencing symptoms. If they do not have symptoms, they should wait at least six days after their last known exposure to COVID-19 before they get tested.
- Take part in activities that put them at higher risk for COVID-19 because they cannot physically distance as needed to avoid exposure, such as travel, attending large social or mass gatherings, or being in crowded or poorly ventilated indoor settings.
- People regardless of vaccination status who have been asked or referred to get testing by their school, workplace, healthcare provider, state, tribal, territorial health department.
For more on testing from the Wayne County Health Department, visit www.waynegov.com/testing.
