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NOTICE: MERCER COUNTY TRANSITIONS FROM MAIL ORDER TO PICK-UP FOR COVID-19 TESTING

On Nov. 30, 2022, Mercer County ended the mail-order at home COVID-19 testing program through the website www.mercercares.org. The Mercer County Division of Public Health (DoPH) has transitioned to distribution of rapid take-home COVID-19 tests in person.

Residents are no longer be able to receive COVID-19 tests in the mail. In place of that program, free take-home rapid COVID-19 tests are now available at all scheduled Mercer County DoPH clinics.

Any questions can be directed to HomeTesting@mercercounty.org.

TAKE-HOME RAPID TESTS

The rapid COVID-19 tests available at MCDPH clinics are Lucira brand over-the-counter rapid molecular nasal swab test that is comparable to a PCR test. The results are available within 13 minutes if positive. This test is performed at home, eliminating the risk of person-to-person exposure to the virus.

Tests are available at all Mercer County clinics. These are free of charge and provided through COVID-19 grant funding. Additional opportunities to pick up test kits at MCDPH clinics are displayed below.

If your test is positive or if you have symptoms, call your healthcare professional. Any questions can be directed to HomeTesting@mercercounty.org.

TAKE-HOME TEST PICKUP SITES

Trenton Housing Authority 899 Southard St, Trenton, NJ 08638		Hyacinth AIDS Foundation 849 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08618
Trenton Library 120 Academy St. Trenton, NJ 08608		Foundation Academies 363 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08618
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen 72 Escher St, Trenton, NJ 08609		Mercer County Connections 957 Rt. 33 Hamilton, NJ 08690 (ACME Shopping Center)
The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey 635 S. Clinton Ave. Trenton, NJ 08611		Kingsbury Towers 1 Cooper St. Trenton, NJ 08611
Mercer County Library System locations:
Ewing	Hickory Corner
Hightstown	Hollowbrook
Hopewell	Lawrence Headquarters
Robbinsville	Twin Rivers
West Windsor

HOW TO GET TESTED FOR COVID-19 IN NEW JERSEY

Home test kits for COVID-19 are widely available in pharmacies, grocery stores and other retail locations. If you have health insurance through an employer, the Marketplace, Medicare or Medicaid, your insurance will pay for 8 at-⁠home tests each month for each person on your plan.

How to Find Testing Locations

How to Find Free, Public Testing Locations

Types of COVID-19 Tests

What to Do if You Test Positive

TEST KIT RECALLS

AUDIENCE: Consumer, Health Professional

ISSUE: SD Biosensor is recalling its STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Home Test in the United States, due to confirmed reports that the test kits were illegally imported into the United States. The STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Home Test is not authorized, cleared or approved by the FDA for distribution or use in the United States. There is no known distribution of these tests directly to consumers.

BACKGROUND: STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Home Test is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid antigen present in human nasal sample.

RECOMMENDATIONS:

In the unlikely event that consumers in the United States encounter the ‘STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Home Test’, they are encouraged to discard and avoid any use of the test, as it has not been authorized, cleared or approved by the FDA for use in COVID-19 testing and diagnosis in the United States.
Consumers that have used the test are strongly encouraged to consider retesting with an FDA authorized or cleared test.

Health professionals and patients consumers are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:

Complete and submit the report online.
Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178.

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