New Rapid COVID-19 Testing Site Opens On Chicago’s South Side

The Chicago Baptist Institute is now serving as a rapid COVID-19 testing site to expand testing access to the city’s South Side.

By Bianca Martin
Virus Outbreak A Community Beset
In Chicago, one of the nation's most segregated cities, nearly 43 percent of the virus' victims have been Black, more than twice the number of whites. David Goldman / ASSOCIATED PRESS
Virus Outbreak A Community Beset
In Chicago, one of the nation's most segregated cities, nearly 43 percent of the virus' victims have been Black, more than twice the number of whites. David Goldman / ASSOCIATED PRESS

New Rapid COVID-19 Testing Site Opens On Chicago’s South Side

The Chicago Baptist Institute is now serving as a rapid COVID-19 testing site to expand testing access to the city’s South Side.

By Bianca Martin
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CVS Health, in partnership with two Chicago nonprofits, opened a free rapid COVID-19 testing site Wednesday on the city’s South Side. Located at the Chicago Baptist Institute, the site will expand rapid testing to communities disproportionately impacted by the virus.

Reset brings on the site’s project leader to learn more.

GUEST: Dr. Garth Graham, vice president of community health and impact at CVS Health; former deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services