COVID-19 Testing
When to Get Tested
Here’s when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the CDC) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) says you should consider getting a COVID-19 test:
- If you have symptoms, test immediately.
- If you were exposed to COVID-19 and do not have symptoms, consider testing before contact with someone at high risk for severe COVID-19, especially if you are in an area with increasing infection rates.
Where to Take a Test
You can take a COVID-19 test at home or at an Urgent Care clinic. Your health care provider can help you decide which type of test is right for...