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San Diego Airport Now Offering COVID-19 Testing for Departing Passengers
The San Diego International Airport is now offering COVID-19 tests for all departing passengers who wish to get tested, a spokesperson confirmed to NBC 7.
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LA County, City Take Different Approaches to Curative COVID-19 Tests
The I-Team looked at the data, and the Curative test meets the standard for COVID-19 tests. The city of LA continues to use the tests, but LA County is halting the use. Joel Grover reported on NBC4 News on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021.
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LA County Discontinues Curative COVID-19 PCR Tests
LA County announced it would be getting rid of the Curative Tests at their pop-up testing sites and replacing them with Fulgent Genetics tests. Kim Tobin reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Jan. 10, 2021.
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LA County Discontinues Curative COVID-19 PCR Tests Over Concerns of False Negatives
In the wake of a federal reported that warned of false negative results, the use of Curative COVID-19 PCR tests is being discontinued at Los Angeles County-supported pop-up testing sites, the Department of Health Services said in a statement Sunday.
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FDA Issues Alert Over Accuracy of COVID-19 Tests
Some tests in LA may not be may produce false results. Joel Grover reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021.
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Should You Get a Coronavirus Test Before Seeing Friends and Family?
Christmas is just a week away. Here’s advice about common scenarios people may be facing now.
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FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter Coronavirus Test
The FDA announced on Tuesday that it has authorized the first coronavirus test that can be taken at home and without a prescription.
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Will the US Ever Have a National COVID-19 Testing Strategy?
Health experts are hoping Joe Biden’s administration will put in place something Donald Trump’s has not — a comprehensive national testing strategy
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How COVID Test Supply Shortages Could Cause a ‘Public Health Crisis' of Undiagnosed STIs
Scientist Melissa Miller never knows what to expect at her lab from week to week. Since last spring, there’s been a constant shortage of testing supplies. Sometimes it’s the reagents needed to run tests, and other times it’s as simple as the plastic tips used on the pipettes, NBC News reports. “The shortages still exist,” said Miller, director of...
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South LA Neighborhood Frustrated With COVID-19 Testing Lines Blocking Streets
A Vermont Knolls neighborhood is being overrun by cars lining up to use the Crenshaw Christian Center testing site. Gordon Tokumatsu reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020.
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COVID-19 Testing Sites See Longer Lines After Thanksgiving Holiday
COVID-19 testing sites have been showing longer lines than usual. Kim Tobin reported on NBC4 News on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.
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LA's New COVID-19 Testing Supersite Opens to Long Lines in the San Fernando Valley
A new walk-up COVID-19 testing super-site will open Tuesday at a park in the northern San Fernando Valley.
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New Testing Supersite Opens in San Fernando Park
A walk-up test site can accommodate up to 3,000 people per day. Toni Guinyard reports for the NBC4 News at 11 a.m. on Tuesday Nov. 24, 2020.
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Parts of San Fernando Valley Seeing High COVID-19 Rates
The east part of the San Fernando Valley are getting hard hit with COVID-19. Ted Chen reported on NBC4 News on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020.
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Chart: See a State-by-State Overview of Coronavirus Daily Tests
California is nearing 1 million coronavirus cases as the nationwide number continues to climb this fall.
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Dodger Stadium COVID-19 Testing Hours Expanded as Cases Surge
Daily coronavirus testing at Dodger Stadium has been expanded to 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Tuesday.
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COVID-19 Rapid Antibody Testing Now Available at Ralphs SoCal Pharmacies
Ralphs became the first retailer in the United States to offer rapid antibody testing at its 77 pharmacy locations in Southern California and the Central Coast, the company announced Wednesday.
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Costco Selling COVID Tests — And You Don't Have to Buy in Bulk
Big-box wholesaler Costco startled some consumers Friday with an email that included a coronavirus test as a featured item.
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