COVID-19 Testing, Treatment & Vaccination Clinic Information

Last Updated: 07/21/2022

COVID-19 Testing

Testing is available in many locations throughout Connecticut. Anyone experiencing symptoms should contact their primary care provider. Anyone who does not have a primary care provider should call 2-1-1 or visit the CT Testing Locator to locate the nearest testing site. Tests are available free of charge.

To order COVID-19 Home Test Kits directly to your home, click here. 

Shareable Graphic on testing locations

Launching Into Healthy - 2022-2023 School Guidance:

The Connecticut Department of Public Health, the State Department of Education, and the Office of Early Childhood have collaborated on the release of new school guidance entitled “Launching into Healthy Learning” for the 2022—2023 school year.

• Launching into Healthy Learning Operational Strategies—Fall 2022

iHealth COVID-19 Test Kits 

On July 8, 2022, the FDA granted another three-month shelf-life extension for the iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test, which extended the shelf-life of all iHealth tests from 6 months to 12 months. If you have an iHealth COVID-19 you can visit www.bit.ly/ihealth22  to learn your new expiration date and see the announcement. 

COVID-19 Test to Treat Initiative 

- More than 40 “Test to Treat” sites are open in Connecticut, offering individuals an important way to rapidly access free treatment for COVID-19, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

Through the newly launched nationwide Test to Treat initiative, people can get tested and – if they are positive and treatments are appropriate for them – fill a prescription from a health care provider, all in one location. Connecticut currently has these Test to Treat sites, located at select pharmacies, urgent care centers, and federally qualified health centers. 

Click here to review the full press release and details specific to the treatment centers. 

COVID-19 GUIDANCE 

For immediate assistance with questions related to COVID-19, please visit one of the following links below:

For questions on quarantine and isolation periods, visit: COVID-19 Quarantine and Isolation | CDC

For questions on vaccinated, and unvaccinated, close contacts, visit: Appendices | CDC

For questions on booster shots, please visit: COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shots | CDC

For questions on small and large gatherings, visit: Small and Large Gatherings | CDC

For questions on travel guidelines, visit: Travel | CDC

For questions on COVID-19 symptoms, visit: Symptoms of COVID-19 | CDC

For questions on COVID-19 testing, visit: COVID-19 Testing: What You Need to Know | CDC

For assistance finding a COVID-19 diagnostic test, visit: 2-1-1 Connecticut (211ct.org)

For questions on COVID-19 mitigation strategies, visit: Prevent Getting Sick | CDC

For questions related to the Omicron Variant, visit: Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know | CDC

There have been some recent updates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding quarantine guidelines. Previously, it was recommended that fully vaccinated individuals get tested 3-5 days after being exposed to a person with COVID-19. Based on evolving evidence, CDC recommends fully vaccinated people get tested 5-7 days after close contact with a person with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. . 

Who is Currently Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Beginning May 13th, all individuals 12 years of age and older are eligible to receive vaccine.

Homebound Individuals