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ON THIS PAGE: Get tested | Report a positive test | Get vaccinated/boosted | What to do if you were exposed | School guidance | Contact an expert

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COVID-19 testing

Get tested for COVID-19 if you either:

• Have symptoms of COVID-19.
• People who have come into close contact with someone with COVID-19 should be tested to check for infection at least 5 days after they last had close contact with someone with COVID-19.  Day 0 = the date of the last close contact.

Click for a list of PCR testing locations, or call your doctor to request a test.

Click for a list of at-home antigen test pickup locations.

Please note:  Lorain County Public Health does not distribute at-home COVID-19 test kits to individuals.

Find more testing options on the Ohio Department of Health's website.

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Report a positive test

If you took an at-home COVID-19 test and a proctor did NOT watch you via video, report your results here in English or report your results here in Spanish.

Lorain County Public Health will submit this information to the Ohio Disease Reporting System. Then, we will call you for a case interview - it may take a few days until we're able to call.

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Now what?

When to quarantine after you were exposed to someone with COVID-19 
See the image below, or read quarantine guidance from the CDC. 

How to isolate if you test positive for COVID-19?
See the image below, or read isolation guidance from the CDC. 

     

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COVID-19 vaccine

Find a provider here or schedule below with Lorain County Public Health.

LCPH offers COVID-19 vaccine at no cost - all brands and all doses:

• Pfizer (ages 5+) - booster 5+ months after dose #2, for ages 12+ only (Minors under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to receive a vaccine)
• Moderna (ages 18+) - booster 5+ months after dose #2
• Johnson & Johnson (ages 18+) - CDC recommends a Moderna or Pfizer booster 2+ months after getting J&J (in most situations)
• Boosters only - you may get a different brand than your original vaccines

Schedule an appointment at an upcoming COVID-19 vaccine clinic. If a clinic is full, check back regularly as people may cancel their appointments: 

• January 21, 2022  8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria.
• January 22, 2022  9 am - 1 pm at General Johnnie Wilson Middle School in Lorain.
• January 24, 2022  8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria.
• January 26, 2022  8:30 am - 12:30 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria.
• January 26, 2022  4 pm - 7 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria.
• January 28, 2022  8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria.
• January 29, 2022 9 am - 1 pm at Northwood Middle School in Elyria. 
• January 31, 2022  8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria.
• February 2, 2022 8:30 am - 12 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria. 
• February 2, 2022 4 pm - 7 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria. 
• February 4, 2022 8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria. 
• February 7, 2022 8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria. 
• February 9, 2022 8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria. 
• February 11, 2022 8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria. 
• February 14, 2022 8:30 am - 12 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria. 
• February 14, 2022 3 pm - 7 pm at New Russia Township Lodge in Oberlin. 
• February 16, 2022 8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria. 
• February 18, 2022 8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria. 
• February 21, 2022 8:30 am - 4 pm at Lorain County Public Health in Elyria. 

• How to schedule an appointment:
  
  • Search online at armorvax-app.azurewebsites.net/account/login --OR-- Download the ArmorVax app (Apple or Android)
  • Without internet access? Call 440-284-3206 for an appointment.
  • Need a different date/time? Call Lorain County Public Health's vaccine office at 440-284-3206.

Bring your COVID-19 vaccine card, if you have one. If you lost it, submit a replacement request here - no cost. 

Third doses

People ages 5+ who are immunocompromised and received the COVID-19 vaccine, call us for your third dose options at 440-284-3206.

COVID-19 vaccine fact sheets

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Schools

• COVID-19 testing information:
  • local options
  • through K-12 schools
• For school COVID-19 liaisons:  Case notification & contact tracing process for K-12 schools in Lorain County (2021-2022) 
• What to do if you were around someone who has COVID-19 --OR-- if you test positive for COVID-19
• COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance for K-12 Schools ("mask to stay, test to play"), Ohio Department of Health

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Contact an expert

If you have questions about COVID-19 call:

• Lorain County Public Health at 440-322-6367 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or
• The Ohio Department of Health daily at 1-833-427-5634 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Information from trusted sources:

• COVID-19 updates from the CDC
  • Omicron Variant: What You Need to Know
• COVID-19 updates from ODH