In the summer of 2020, the county health department held drive-up COVID-19 testing at Capital High School, 1500 Greenbrier Street, Charleston. The school parking lot was one of many sites in the county testing series.
Testing dates at the school
- Tuesday, July 14, 2020, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment was necessary. By then the health department had held 26 drive-up testing events in the county.
- Monday, July 20, 2020, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No appointment was required. The health department billed insurance for people who had it and Medicaid for people who did not. News reports said there should be no co-pays.
- Thursday, August 6, 2020, 1 to 8 p.m., with the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority. See Drive-up COVID-19 testing.
Capital High School also hosted later vaccine clinics. See Free Flu Vaccines at Kanawha County High Schools and Arms Across Kanawha. For the full testing effort, see More Than 18,000 COVID-19 Tests Given at 58 Drive-Up Events and the calendar.
This information is from 2020. It is kept here as a record and is not current advice. Check current guidance from the CDC or your doctor.