Louisiana Cardiovascular and Limb Salvage Club Offers Free Covid-19 Test for Everyone Even Those Wit

Louisiana Cardiovascular and Limb Salvage Club Offers Free Covid-19 Test for Everyone Even Those With No Symptoms

Choosing news 15 at six... 3 testing for covid 19 has't been available to everyone across the state especially if you were't showing any symptoms but months after the coronaviru's presence first was confirmed in louisiana..

Anyone in lafayette can get tested for covid 19 for free even if yo're feeling just fine.news 1's cassie schirm is in the allie-patlola medical cente's parking lot where they held toda's free drive through testing cassie?

Tha's right before testing for the virus was very limited and only offered to those who were running fever or had to have some other qualifications but many organizations have come together to offer it to anyone who would like to be tested.

One by ones cars lined up waiting to be tested for covid 19 "i got children i got spouse so yes 'm concerned."but many of the people in line w're those who were't feeling bad at all "i need to check to see if 'm asymptomatic i do't have any symptoms but i just like check."the big reason is just the unknown "i do't want to give it to anyone else and hand it off i can have coronavirus and just be sitting around a crowd and give it to them they can contract it"nats tha's why cardiovascular dr. david emmit allie md louisiana cli and limb salvage center is working with other organizations to offer free to testing for anyone.

Dr. david emmit allie md louisiana cli and limb salvage center "we need to test more people.

We need to know who has the disease we need to then they need to be traced "he says i's important to test even those who feel just fine.

"we know that the asymptomatic and demanding carrier carrier is who is who populating with who is populating this tha's the way the sneaky virus works."a task force put together by the louisiana cli and limb salvage club is focusing on two things the first one is making sure testing is available.

"everybody should know if they have it or not even if the're asymptomatic right?

"tha's why i decided to get tested today even though 'm not feeling 'll.

Cassie getting testing nats 3 other than testing the task force is focusing on is the desparity of covid 19 on the african american population world wide."w've seen this for over 50 years in the cardiovascular system that is my point the african-american population has always been more prone to this."

With no vaccine yet dr. allie says they have to do something."this is what we can do today with that first step.

That is no cost testing sharing sharing of disparity disparity information we will be giving ppe we want to help our community."

The free testing will be held every tuesday and thursday 1:00pm to 4:00pm and friday 9:00am to 12pm and make sure to have your drivers liscence and insurance.

In lafayette 'm cassie schirm news 15.

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