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COVID 19

How can we help?

With the surge in COVID cases and the fact that an even more potent and contagious variant strain of the virus is here in California, it is more important than ever that seniors have the most up-to-date information on COVID-19.

This webpage is designed to provide you with the most up-to-date information on:

COVID Testing Sites (& Pop-up Sites)– listing of sites by cities, see below
Home Test Kits — how to purchase, cost, reliability?
Scam Alerts — beware of the latest scams
COVID Resources – where to find help
COVID Vaccines — we will post the latest updates

Please click on the TABS above.

Lista De Sitios De Prueba

COVID-19 Testing Sites in Monterey County:

1) BY CITIES: To help identify the closest test sites near you, we have COVID test sites listed by cities, see below.

2) PRINTABLE PDF: For a printable copy of ALL test sites, please CLICK HERE.

NOTE: Please bring: 1) photo ID and 2) health insurance card.

TEST SITES–BY CITY (Click on the links below):

Note: We strive to provide you with the most up-to-date info on the testing sites. However, test sites may change or close without notification and we may not be able to update the info in time. Thank you for your understanding.

CASTROVILLE:

CLINICA DE SALUD!
10561 Merritt St.
Castroville, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 633-1514
HOURS: M-F (8am-5pm)
COST: Free. No cost.
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance.

CASTROVILLE LIBRARY: Drive thru test site
11160 Speegle St.
Castroville, CA

APPOINTMENT: 888-634-1123 or https://lhi.care/covidtesting
HOURS: Tu-Sat (8am – 8pm)
COST: Free. No cost.
SERVICES PROVIDE: Drive thru test site.
Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance. Can serve up to 300!

GREENFIELD:

Clinica de Salud!
808 Oak Ave.
Greenfield, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 674-5344
HOURS: M-F (8am-5pm)
COST: Free. No cost.
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance

Mee Memorial Clinic
467 S El Camino Real
Greenfield, CA

APPOINTMENT:(831) 674-0112
HOURS:M-F: (8am –6:30pm)
COST: Free. No cost.
SERVICES PROVIDE: For persons with COVID symptoms.
- Call to schedule an appointment.
- On appointment day, drive to the clinic’s parking lot (look for designated cones)
- Call office to check in.
- Doctor will come out to your car and administer nasal test.

GONZALES:

Clinica de Salud!
126 – 5^th St.
Gonzales, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 675-2930
HOURS: M-F: (8am –5pm)
COST: Free. No cost.
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance

KING CITY:

Clinica de Salud!
122 San Antonio Dr.
King City, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 385-5944
HOURS: M-F: (8am –5pm)
COST: Free. No cost.
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance

Mee Memorial Hospital
300 Canal St.
King City, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 385-6000
SERVICES PROVIDE: Only for ER registered patients or have an appointment with the Mee Memorial Clinic (two locations—Greenfield and King City)

MARINA:

Doctors On Duty
3130 Del Monte Blvd
Marina, CA

APPOINTMENT(online or by phone): (831) 883-3330 or http://doctorsonduty.com/locations/
HOURS: M-F: (8am –4pm)

Quest Diagnostics
294 Reservation Rd
Marina, CA

APPOINTMENT (with doctor’s order) : (831) 384-6091 or http://patient.questdiagnostics.com/covid-testing-options
HOURS: M-F: (7:30am –4:30pm)
SERVICES PROVIDE: Offering viral (PCR) tests and antibody tests.

MONTEREY:

ARCpoint Labs of Monterey Bay Drive thru test site
24560 Silver Cloud Ct. #103
Monterey, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 324-0772 or https://www.arcpointlabs.com/monterey-bay/request-an-appointment/
HOURS: M-F: (8am –4:30pm)
COST: $155 (no insurance)
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms.

Community Hospital of Monterey (CHOMP)
23625 Holman Hwy
Monterey, CA

Hotline: (831) 622-8001
COST: NOT free
SERVICES PROVIDE: CHOMP provides testing for individuals who meet the criteria for symptoms and risk factors. Note this is an ER visit and is NOT free.

Doctors On Duty
501 Lighthouse Avenue
Monterey, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 649-0770 or http://doctorsonduty.com/locations/
HOURS: M-F (8am-6pm); Sat-Sun: (8am-4pm)

Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) Drive thru test site
980 Fremont St (parking lot “C”, near theater)
Monterey, CA

APPOINTMENT: No appointment necessary.
Phone:(831) 755-4521
COST: FREE. No cost
SERVICES PROVIDE: Hours of operation changes weekly. Call/visit their website.

Quest Diagnostics
757 Pacific St, Unit B1
Monterey, CA

APPOINTMENT (with doctor’s order) : (831) 373-1871 or http://patient.questdiagnostics.com/covid-testing-options
HOURS: M-F (7:30am-4:30pm); Sat (8am- 12pm)
SERVICES PROVIDE: Offering viral (PCR) tests and antibody tests.

PAJARO:

Clinica de Salud!
29-A Bishop Rd.
Pajaro, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 728-2505
HOURS: M-F: (8am –5pm)
COST: FREE. No cost.
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance

SALINAS:

ARCpoint Labs of Salinas Drive Thru
635 Sanborn Pl
Suite 24
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 975-4313 or https://www.arcpointlabs.com/salinas/request-an-appointment/
HOURS: M-F (7:30am-4:30pm)
COST:$155 (no insurance)
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms.

Cesar Chavez Library
615 Williams Road
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT: 1-888-634-1123 or https://lhi.care/covidtesting
HOURS: Tu-Sat (7:30am-8pm)
COST: FREE. No cost
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance.
Patient ID # is provided for your appointment. Testing site is located at the Building Healthy Community Room—Enter thru the parking lot.

Clinica de Salud! – Circle
950 Circle Dr.
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 757-6237
HOURS: M-F (8am-7pm)
COST: FREE. No cost
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms &with or without insurance.

Clinica de Salud! – N. Main
2180 N. Main St.
Salinas, Ca

APPOINTMENT: (831) 443-2190
HOURS: M-F (8am-5pm)
COST: FREE. No cost
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance.

Clinica de Salud! – Sanborn
219 N. Sanborn Rd
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 757-1365
HOURS: M-F (8am-5pm)
COST: FREE. No cost
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance.

CVS Drive-thru
347 East Alisal St.
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT: 831-424-0026 or https://www.cvs.com/minuteclinic
HOURS: M-F (8am-5pm)
COST: FREE. No cost
SERVICES PROVIDE: This is the ONLY CVS that is offering COVID testing.
Must bring ID card + insurance + appointment confirmation (text or email).

Doctors On Duty – S. Main
1212 S. Main St.
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 422-7777 or http://doctorsonduty.com/locations/
HOURS: M-F (8am-8pm), Sat-Sun (8am-6pm)

Doctors On Duty – Harden Urgent Care
1756 N. Main Street
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 443-8200 or http://doctorsonduty.com/locations/
HOURS: M-F (8am-4pm)

Doctors On Duty – Salinas Urgent Care
558-A Abbott St
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 755-7880 or http://doctorsonduty.com/locations/
HOURS: M-F (8am-5pm)

Natividad Medical Center drive thru
1441 Constitutional Blvd
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT: 831-772-7365
SERVICES PROVIDE: Respiratory virus screening medical tents – ONLY for those who have symptoms and risk factors. Natividad conducts pop-up drive thru test sites throughout the county. Call their hotline or visit their Facebook for upcoming pop-up sites.

Quest Diagnostics
212 San Jose St
Ste 101
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT (with doctor’s order): (831) 424-3452 or http://patient.questdiagnostics.com/covid-testing-options
HOURS: M-F (6:30am-4:30pm); Sat (7am- 12pm)
SERVICES PROVIDE: Offers viral (PCR) tests and antibody tests

Quest Diagnostics
631 E Alvin Dr Ste G1
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT (with doctor’s order): (831) 751-2280 or http://patient.questdiagnostics.com/covid-testing-options
HOURS: M-F (7:30am-4:30pm); Sat (7am- 12pm)

Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH)
450 E. Romie Lane
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT: 831-755-0793
HOURS: M-F (9am-6:30pm)
SERVICES PROVIDE: No appointment necessary. SVMH has respiratory virus screening medical tents – ONLY for those who have symptoms and risk factors

Walgreens
575 N Sanborn Rd
Salinas, CA

APPOINTMENT (Must schedule online.): (831) 751-9319 or www.walgreens.com/findcare/covid19/testing/consent
HOURS: M-F (8am-5pm)
COST: FREE. No cost
SERVICES PROVIDE: Receive email confirmation with appointment number. This is a SELF-ADMINISTERED test.
1) Pickup kit at designated appointment date/time at Pharmacy drive-thru.
2) Administer the nasal swap test yourself.
3) Put into bag. Seal and drop off the bag at the LabCorp box next to pharmacy drive thru.

SEASIDE:

Doctors On Duty
1513 Fremont Blvd
Suite E1
Seaside, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 899-1910 or http://doctorsonduty.com/locations/
HOURS: M-F (8am-5pm)
SERVICES PROVIDE: Appointment online or by phone

Seaside Health Center
1156 Fremont Blvd
Seaside, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 899-8100
HOURS: M-F (7am-5pm)
COST: Testing is FREE, but there is a fee for tele-health consultation.
SERVICES PROVIDE: Must have tele-health consultation (fees charged) first before testing is to be provided. Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance.

Seaside High School
2200 Noche Buena St
Seaside, CA

APPOINTMENT: 1-888-634-1123 or https://lhi.care/covidtesting
HOURS: Tu-Sat (8am-8pm), WALK INS – 4 to 7 pm
COST: FREE. No cost.
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance.

SOLEDAD:

Clinica de Salud!
799 Front St.
Soledad, CA

APPOINTMENT: (831) 678-0881
HOURS: M-F (8am-5pm)
COST: FREE. No cost.
SERVICES PROVIDE: Open to everyone with or without symptoms & with or without insurance

(NEW) BILINGUAL POP-UP TEST SITES

To make it even easier to get COVID-19 testing, Clinica de Salud is now offering “pop-up” tests at the following markets– La Princesa, El Pueblo, La Lomas–for the month of December.

MONDAYS: La Princesa Market (KING CITY): 620 Broadway St., King City
TUESDAYS: El Pueblo Market (SOLDEDAD): 128 Kidder St., Soledad
WEDNESDAYS: La Princesa Market (SALNIAS): 614 Williams Rd, Salinas
THURSDAYS: La Pincesa Market (SALINAS): 950 N. Sanborn Rd, Salinas
FRIDAYS: La Lomas Market (WATSONVILLE): 182 Hall Rd, Watsonville

Hours: 2pm – 6pm (for all location). For more information, CLICK HERE.

First come. First Served. Registration on-site. Open to everyone with or without symptom and with or without insurance. Tests are FREE. No cost.

Prueba En Casa

With the surge in COVID-19 cases and long lines at testing sites, more and more people are opting to have their tests done at home. For many people, the convenience of testing at home outweigh their fears / concerns about going to in-person test sites.

HOME TEST KITS: Click here

Our home test kit listing will provide you with the most up-to-date info on the types of tests available, their cost, results timeframe (some in as little as 12-hours!) and instructions on how to purchase online and what to expect.

Besides Amazon, Costco, Safeway, Quest Diagnostics, the list has info on FDA authorized test approved for travel to Hawaii and Bermuda.

The list will be updated as new information becomes available.

NOTE: For seniors considering Home Test kits, this listing will help you understand the options available. The list does not endorse any particular product as a matter of policy. All kits listed are FDA authorized.

Please click here for the home COVID test kit.

Alertas De Estafas

COVID-19 VACCINE SCAM:

Beware of scam robocalls, texts, phony emails and social media sites offering early vaccines. Some crooks on the WhatsApp social media platform have promoted a “vaccine” package for $79.00 for persons interested in avoid long lines. NOTE: The only way to access Pfizer’s or Moderna’s vaccine is through a government-authorized vaccination site.

Vaccine scam prevention tips:

Do not pay to put your name on a list to get the vaccine
Do not pay for early access to the vaccine
Do not give out your social security number or credit card numbers
Ignore any vaccine officers that ask for your personal or financial information

For questions and answers on COVID-19 vaccine visit: https://covid19.ca.gov/vaccines/#Questions-and-answers

Contact Tracing Scam

Scammers impersonating as contact tracers and are calling potential victims, sending web links and text messages about fictitious COVID-19 cases and asking for social security numbers, financial and other sensitive info NOT required for contact tracing. For more info, click here. Recent scams:

Fake COVID-19 testing letter that appears to come from the state. The letter states that people must be tested for COVID-19 or lose access to their benefits. The letter asks people to visit a (fake) website to provide personal info.
Beware of door-to-door solicitors selling test kits, and robocalls about “special virus kits” that ask for your Medicare number to send a “free” test.
Watch for fraudulent emails claiming to be from the Centers for Disease Control or other experts saying they have cures for covid.
For updates on the latest scams, click here. If you are concerned that you might be a victim of a scam, click here.

Recursos De COVID

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

Who Should be tested? 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Testing | Monterey County, CA
When to Quarantine? COVID-19: When to Quarantine | CDC
Isolate if you are sick: Isolate If You Are Sick | CDC
County of Monterey Health Department: 2019 Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccines
Monterey County Health Department Hotline (Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm). Call: 831-769-8700 or 831-755-4521
Community Hospital of the Monterey County: COVID-19 Information or Vaccine Information

CONFIDENTIAL HOTLINE: FOR FARMER WORKERS & FAMILY

The Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office has recently set up a 24 hour confidential hotline for farm workers and their families to report safety issues relating to COVID-19 and wildfire smoke challenge for the “essential” labor force.

The hotline is the first of its kind in California and is spearheaded by Supervisor Luis Alejo.

Hotline: (831) 809-2394 (bilingual) 24hr, 7 days a week
Issues: safety issues such as the availability of masks and other protective measures, the application of pesticide and more.

MEDICARE TO COVER COVID-19 TESTS

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that Medicare will cover coronavirus testing. All COVID-19 tests ordered by your doctor or health care provider will be covered under Medicare Part B as a diagnostic laboratory test and there will be no out-of-pocket costs. Coverage can be back dated to February 4, 2020.

(NEW) COVID-19–LEGAL HOTLINE ON REPLACEMENT INCOME AND JOB PROTECTED LEAVE

The California Rural Legal Assistance is offering a new free and confidential hotline that is providing legal consultation on: 1) COVID-19 and a worker’s rights at work; 2) how to get paid and unpaid time off if affected by COVID-19; and 3) unemployment benefits and other wage replacement options. Hotline phone number is 1-800-357-9513.

For more information, click here in ENGLISH and SPANISH.

HEALTH: COVID-19 AND SENIORS

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued a warning for older adults and people with serious chronic medical conditions (such as heart disease, diabetes and lung disease) who are at a higher risk of getting very sick from Coronavirus COVID-19. The virus is spreading easily and is sustainable in the community. For additional information about COVID-19 and how to protect yourself, here are some useful information: