My family just got tested for COVID and antibodies as part of the Mission census tract project. 
We did at Ninos Unidos park. Other testing sites at Garfield park and Caesar Chavez and Flynn schools. You need to live in a certain census tract and ideally preregister.
Here’s what you need to know: missionlocal.org/2020/04/what-y…
This census tract test is being done in loose affiliation with the one in Bolinas. @msjpauly wrote about that one motherjones.com/coronavirus-up…
Pin prick for antibody test. nasal and throat swab for active COVID. It’s uncomfortable but not painful.
One of the people getting tested next to us works in a grocery store. And the guys from the homeless encampment outside the park asked the nurses if they could get tested too (yes). Hopefully enough residents will do and provide a real data point about infection/past exposure.
There are 5,700-odd residents in this census tract. It was chosen b/c it's high density/low income, and a lot of inter-generational households. Kudos to the Latino Task Force for COVID, @UCSFHospitals, #ZSFG and @CCSF nurses for getting this done: unidosensalud.org
As for us, Milo's dad lives in the tract, as does Milo pt. I live a few blocks away in a different tract. I didn't expect to get tested today! But given that we're a family (despite 2 apts) they wanted to test me too.
All the nurses and volunteers could not be more lovely.
All the nurses and volunteers could not be more lovely.
Finally, Trump, who constantly complains about how awful his test was, is a giant fucking baby. It's like 10 secs of an uncomfortable feeling. That's it.
Just so telling about him. If you can/should be tested, please don't let his weak-ass shit deter you.
Just so telling about him. If you can/should be tested, please don't let his weak-ass shit deter you.
Here's a great @MLNow article about this effort. Note: when we showed up for our appt today at 11:30 there was NO line at Niños Unidos missionlocal.org/2020/04/missio…
