At-home COVID testing expands to restaurants

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment announced the expansion of the Binax At-Home rapid testing program to food services employees around the state. This expansion builds on the program’s February launch for use by PK-12 grade teachers, school administrators, early childhood educators and other student-facing staff in Colorado schools.

The Binax At-Home program allows eligible individuals to order free testing kits to their homes and test themselves for COVID-19 under the guidance of a telehealth proctor.

“Our main priority continues to be keeping Coloradans safe and healthy. Rapid At-Home Binax tests are another tool to mitigate the virus while the vaccine rollout continues,” said Scott Bookman, CDPHE COVID-19 incident commander. “Food services employees continue to report to work every day and play a huge role in getting our economy back on track. We are confident that these tests will help keep our restaurants open and our food services workers safe.”

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