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Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD hold a free rapid COVID-19 antibody & PCR tests in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD hold a free rapid COVID-19 antibody & PCR tests in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD hold a free rapid COVID-19 antibody & PCR tests in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD hold a free rapid COVID-19 antibody & PCR tests in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Camille Warren, a CNA and LVN student, collects samples during Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD’s free rapid COVID-19 antibody & PCR testing in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Joyce and Charles Reid, of Gardena, go through Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD’s free rapid COVID-19 antibody & PCR testing held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD hold a free rapid COVID-19 antibody & PCR tests in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Keishia Nathaniel and Owen Kirk, 14, prepare gift bags during Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD’s free rapid COVID-19 antibody & PCR testing in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Matthew Burris, 9, watches his mother Erica Jackson, of Los Angeles, get finger pricked for a COVID-19 antibody test during Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD’s free testing in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Camille Warren, a CNA and LVN student, collects finger prick samples from Angela Jones and her 82-year-old mother Jessie, of Carson, for COVID-19 antibody tests during Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD’s free testing in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Dr. Nana Afoh-Manina, co-founder of myCovidMD, collects blood samples for COVID-19 antibody tests during Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD’s free testing in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Daisy Ozaeta, 25, of Los Angeles, waits for Dr. Nana Afoh-Manina, co-founder of myCovidMD, to collect a blood sample from her for a COVID-19 antibody test during Shared Harvest Foundation and myCovidMD’s free testing in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles on Monday, January 18, 2021. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Los Angeles’ Southside Church of Christ hosted a free rapid pop-up COVID-19 testing event on Monday, Jan. 18.
During the pop-up, a virtual fireside chat was held with community members and local businesses to discuss King’s legacy and its enduring importance on the day that annual holiday that honors the civil rights pioneer.
Each participant was given a “COVID survival gift bag” and meals provided by Chick-fil-A, My Daddy’s Recipes and Sprouts.
The event was co-sponsored by myCovidMD, an APP and web service than seeks to connects resident to resources during the coronavirus public health crisis.
