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John Wayne Airport Partners with Hoag to Vaccinate Travelers
Orange County’s John Wayne Airport has partnered with Hoag Memorial Hospital to introduce a new Fly Well Clinic that will provide COVID-19 vaccinations to air travelers.
The airport-based clinic was created to provide convenient vaccine access for frequent travelers, officials behind the initiative said. Outside security in Terminal B, Hoag also has a COVID-19 testing clinic for travelers and the general public.
“We are proud to partner with John Wayne Airport to offer convenient access to quality health care for the millions of people who fly to or from the airport every year,” Marcy Brown, Hoag’s senior vice president and chief hospital operations officer, said in a prepared statement. “It’s so important that people get vaccinated against this deadly virus, and the Fly Well Clinic and the rapid testing clinic are important new resources for helping us reach out to the community in a number of ways to
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Travelers will be able to ‘fly well’ with the opening of Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian’s Fly Well Clinic.
The 850-square-foot facility is a partnership between the Newport Beach hospital and officials at John Wayne Airport.
It is located post-security in Terminal B, across from Gate 10. This is not to be confused with Hoag’s rapid testing clinic that is also located in the same terminal before security and opened in January.
“As we begin to see an increase in air travel once again, we want to ensure that our guests feel safe and healthy,” Airport Director Barry Rondinella said in a statement. “We believe our partnership with Hoag will help achieve that important community healthcare goal.”
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Prospective travelers can now be tested for COVID-19 at John Wayne Airport before they clear airport security, thanks to a rapid testing clinic operated by Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian that opened Monday.
Located in Terminal B on the departure level just before the TSA checkpoint, people will be able to walk up to the testing clinic and request a test without an appointment.
Tests will cost $139, but the clinic will also take insurance if available. Once paid for, trained clinicians will administer the nasal swab and take it back to an on-site lab to produce results in 15 to 30 minutes. Provided is an antigen test, which detects certain proteins within the virus. This differs from PCR tests, which detect the genetic material of the virus and can take about a week for results.