drive-through testing
Vehicular sample collection
Drive-through testing is medical screening conducted while patients remain in their vehicles, typically in a parking lot or designated lane.
The approach gained widespread use during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing healthcare workers to collect samples efficiently while minimizing contact: The county set up drive-through testing sites at local stadiums.
The format has been adapted for other purposes like flu shots and blood drives.
- COVIDCoronavirus disease abbreviation
- swabAbsorbent cleaning implement
- nasalOf the nose
- PCRDNA amplification technique
- pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
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- pandemic measuressocial distancing, hand sanitizer, N95 masks, face shields, contact tracing
- diagnostic testsantigen test, blood test, PCR test, swab test, rapid test