{"id":3093,"date":"2020-08-28T09:28:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-28T13:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/?p=3093"},"modified":"2020-08-28T09:28:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-28T13:28:55","slug":"free-covid-testing-options%e2%80%8b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2020\/08\/28\/free-covid-testing-options%e2%80%8b\/","title":{"rendered":"Free COVID Testing Options\u200b"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dear Colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although UB is not requiring that all employees or students be tested for COVID, there are several free and convenient options available to you if you would like to be tested voluntarily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Erie County Department of Health offers two kinds of COVID-19 tests:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Diagnostic test (swab test) tells if you are currently infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. 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