POBCSD Approved As COVID-19 Rapid Testing Sight Location

Press release from The Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District:

Jan. 19, 2021

The Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District has partnered with Advanced Cardiovascular Diagnostics to provide free COVID-19 rapid antigen testing to all members of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District community. Testing takes place at the Jamaica Avenue School at 85 Jamaica Avenue, Plainview, NY. Last week, senior citizens from the community had their own designated testing time to provide them with a safe, uncrowded environment to get tested.

“We know that testing people frequently plays a crucial role in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 throughout our community,” said Dr. Mary O’Meara, Superintendent of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District. “We are extremely appreciative to Dr. Frankel and his team at Advanced Cardiovascular Diagnostics for providing testing resources and making the testing process seamless for our school community.”

Testing will take place every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:20 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for the foreseeable future. Samples are collected outdoors to prevent the spread of the virus and are processed inside the building. The tests have a positive predictive value of 100% and a negative predictive value of 97.5%.

In order to protect students, staff and community members, the District encourages all residents to continue to take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19 and take advantage of this new valuable resource.

For more information about the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District, please visit the District’s website at www.pobschools.org. Exciting activities happening throughout the District and programs celebrating student achievement can also be found on the District’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pobschools/

This press release was produced by The Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.