Residents seeking at-home COVID-19 tests can get them at no cost through Bucks County officials.
The emergency management agency and health department will be hosting distribution events in the lower, central, and upper ends of the county next week.
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Each vehicle will be provided with four rapid tests, county officials said.
“These sites are only for distribution of COVID-19 antigen tests. Staff at these sites will not be administering any COVID-19 tests,” county officials said in a statement.
Last week, the Bucks County Commissioners voted to pay $2.77 million to Safeware Inc., of Lanham, Maryland, to order 300,000 test kits.
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Commissioner Bob Harvie said the county made the decision to purchase the large amount of tests after local hospitals that sounded the alarm on the lack of tests.
The commissioners also approved spending $251,904 to purchase COVID-19 test kits from Safeware Inc. for students, school workers, and unvaccianted county employees.
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At-home rapid tests have been hard to come by in recent weeks as COVID-19 cases across the country have spiked to record levels.
The federal government is also arranging distribution of free COVID-19 test kits and N95 masks for Americans.
The below is provided by county officials:
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The first of three distribution sites will open Wednesday, Jan. 19, in the parking lot of Sesame Place, 100 Sesame Road, Middletown Township (enter from North Bucks Town Dr.). This site will also operate Jan. 26 and Feb. 2.
A second will be open Thursday, Jan. 20, at Warminster Park, 1100 Veterans Way, Warminster Township (enter from Veterans Way). This site will also open Jan. 27 and Feb. 3.
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The third site will open Jan. 24 and Jan. 31 at Calvary Church, 820 Souderton Road, Hilltown Township (enter from Route 113).
The distribution sites will operate from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on the dates indicated above, or until the supply of tests is exhausted. Tests will only be distributed at one site each day.
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Each vehicle in attendance will be provided a maximum of four tests.
Vaccines will not be available at these sites. To find a vaccine clinic near you visit buckscounty.gov/vaccines.
Bucks EMA is anticipating a high volume of traffic at the distribution sites. Anyone coming to a drive-through site should be prepared to wait in line for some time before receiving tests.
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In the event of inclement weather, distribution sites may be closed or delayed. Check buckscounty.gov for cancellation notices.
For guidance from the Bucks County Health Department about when to test for COVID-19, how to use the tests the county is distributing and what to do if you test positive, click here.
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