Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Provides Free COVID Testing For Kids

Beverly Cantrell - September 28, 2021 6:25 am

OKLAHOMA CITY – 

Starting Tuesday, Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health will be offering free COVID-19 testing for kids 17 and younger.

The drive-thru testing will be available on the east side of Oklahoma Children’s Hospital.

They will be offering the PCR test, which requires a nasal swab.

The testing center will be open Monday through Friday, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. On the weekends, it will be open from noon to 4 p.m.

Results of the test take about 24 hours and will be delivered through an online portal.

No physician order is required for the testing.

Appointments are required. They can be scheduled through this link: www.ouhealth.com/covid-test.

OU Health and Oklahoma Children’s Hospital are also offering the COVID-19 vaccine for children 12 and up. Find more information at this link: https://covid.ouhealth.com/covid-19-vaccine/ou-health-vaccine-locations/

 

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