Covid-19, Free Quick Swabs for Students and Families: The Pharmacy List



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On Monday a new campaign of the Emilia Romagna Region for the detection, on a voluntary and free basis, to counter the spread of Covid-19. Until June 30 (possibly extendable) it will be possible to perform nasal tests in the pharmacy to detect the Coronavirus antigen, known as quick swabs, with results in just 15 minutes. The goal is to test more and more people, intercept new asymptomatic positives as quickly as possible, and eliminate outbreaks in the bud, starting with those in the family or school.

The recipients of the campaign

In addition to the pharmacists participating in the project, the same people from the serological screening that started on October 19 can participate in the campaign: schoolchildren and students (0-18 years old and adults from upper secondary school); your parents, including if they are separated or not living together, and adoptive guardians / caregivers; related sisters / brothers, other family members cohabiting with students; grandparents who do not live with students; university students who have a GP in Emilia-Romagna, even if they attend universities outside the region; VET (Vocational Education and Training) students; school personnel from schools of all levels and educational services 0-3 years; staff of vocational training institutions that offer VET courses. For all, there will be the possibility of taking the test once a month. In the Forlì area, 26 drug counters joined the campaign.

The list of pharmacies that have joined the Forlì area

A Bertinoro It is possible to do it at the “Farmacia Santa Maria Nuova” in via Anita Garibaldi 31-33, at Castrocaro Terme and Terra del Sole at the “Tognoli” pharmacy in viale Marconi, 139, while a Civitella di Romagna In the pharmacy “Bombingin via Piolanti 8 and in “San Michele” in via Roma 40-A. A Dovadola The test can be done at the “Due Ponti” medicine counter in Piazza della Vittoria 2.

A Forlì have joined in 19: “Zona Iva” in viale Risorimento 281, “Bussecchio” in via Elisabetta Piolanti 20, “Tognoli” in Corso Garibaldi 13, “Carpena” in via Brandi 54, “Nanni” in viale Roma 40, “Mainetti “in viale Bologna 61,” Natalini “in Corso Diaz 79,” Lombardi “in Corso della Repubblica 76,” Rambelli “in via Ravegnana 149,” Villafranca “in via Lughese 256,” Di Carpinello “in via Cervese 173,” San Martino “in viale Dell’Appennino 501,” Del Ronco “in viale Roma 332,” Cicognani “in viale Fratelli Brusholi 83,” Malpezzi “in via Costa 60,” Vecchiazzano “in via Magellano 1 and” Roncadello “in Largo Roccatella 6 , “Cagli” in via Decio Raggi 23 and “Ospedaletto” in via Ravegnana 384.

A Forlimpopoli the test can be done at the “Tognoli” pharmacy in via Vittorio Veneto 6, at Meldola at the “Gardini” in via Cavour 82 ea Predappio at the “Del Rabbi” pharmacy in Piazza Pertini 5 “.

How to join

To carry out the test, just make an appointment with the pharmacist by consulting the list of participating pharmacies. The pharmacist will be in charge of informing the citizen that the activity will be carried out in self-check. In the case of minors, a parent or guardian must give their consent and be present to test the minor himself. The activity will always be carried out in compliance with all safety measures, from the mandatory and correct use of the mask, which will be lowered only at the time of taking and then repositioned correctly, to hand sanitization, from temperature control body to spacing.

The screening is aimed only at people without symptoms and for the safety of citizens and pharmacists, the test can not be performed if in the last 10 days you have had close contact with people affected by Covid-19, if you have a fever higher than 37.5 ° C or respiratory symptoms. For citizens in these conditions, there are other active paths.

Test result

The pharmacist records the data of the person undergoing the test in the Regional Pharmacy Portal; the result is sent to the public health doctor of the local health authority and the family doctor. In case of positivity, the citizen must remain isolated at home avoiding contact with other people, waiting to be contacted by telephone by the Public Health Services of his Ausl to perform the nasopharyngeal molecular swab, which may or may not confirm the presence. of the virus.

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