COVID Testing and Treatment Blog

Test to Treat Sites

If you think you may have COVID-19, visit one of the new Test to Treat sites. They can test you for COVID-19. If you have a positive test, they can give you medicine if you are eligible.

Visit a site as soon as you start having symptoms. Treatment must be taken within the first 5 days of being sick or having a positive COVID-19 test.

See more info at Test to Treat.

Find a Test to Treat site with this map.

Home Testing

You can pick up 8 COVID-19 tests each month at your local pharmacy. Test kits are free. Bring your pharmacy insurance card and ask for COVID-19 test kits.

Treatment

Many people are eligible for COVID-19 treatments. If you get COVID-19 and have certain health issues, you may be able to get treatment. Please call your provider as soon as you start having symptoms or test positive for COVID-19.

COVID-19 treatments can be in the form of a pill, shot, or infusion. Paxlovid™ (nirmatrelvir with ritonavir) and Lagevrio™ (molnupiravir) are pills taken by mouth. Veklury® (remdesivir) and bebtelovimab are treatments that are put into the vein (IV) or into the muscle (IM).

To get treatment, please call your healthcare provider. Or, find a Test to Treat site as soon as you have symptoms or test positive for COVID-19.

For more info on COVID-19 treatments, please visit CDPH and CDC.