The County of Bergen in Partnership with Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Set to Resume
Community Mobile COVID-19 Testing Program

Expanded program to include Bergen County public schools, community testing, and flu vaccinations
(Paramus, N.J.) The County of Bergen, in collaboration with Bergen New Bridge Medical Center will
resume COVID-19 mobile testing in September with several enhancements including the expansion of
the program to include school systems, a move to a regional testing approach, and the inclusion of
flu vaccinations. Flu vaccinations are critical this year to prevent a combined outbreak of flu and
COVID-19, which can further burden healthcare systems and increase complications for those who
become ill.

Mobile COVID-19 testing for teachers, faculty, and staff of Bergen County public schools will begin
in mid-September and regional COVID-19 community mobile testing will resume on September 28 for all  county residents. Details and information will be forthcoming and posted regarding the schedule and
locations.

In May, the County of Bergen and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center launched this innovative testing
program bringing COVID-19 saliva testing and antibody testing directly in local communities
throughout the County. The program performed nearly 35,000 tests, 9,123 of which were antibody and
25,311 diagnostic. Approximately 22,500 staff hours were donated to support all aspects of the
mobile testing program.

“It is essential that we continue our mobile program and expand testing to include our school
systems as well as the residents in our communities. Wide availability and access to COVID-19
testing is essential to successfully contain the virus and will be one of our biggest assets as we
move into the colder months,” said James J. Tedesco. lll. Bergen County Executive. “It is more
important than ever for everyone to receive a flu vaccination and continue to test for COVID-19,
which is why we have restarted the mobile testing program and added mobile flu vaccinations.”

"Bergen County was at the forefront of innovation with the establishment of the mobile testing
program. The expansion of the program will continue our fight against COVID-19 and the seasonal
flu,” said Bergen County Freeholder Chairwoman Mary Amoroso.

“Early on in the pandemic, we recognized an essential tool in our COVID-19 mitigation arsenal would
be a robust testing program and we invested in making nasal, antibody, and saliva testing
available at the Medical Center,” said Deborah Visconi, President and CEO of Bergen New Bridge
Medical Center. “Working collaboratively the County of Bergen and our County Executive, we soon
realized that to ensure all residents of Bergen County had equitable access to testing, we needed
to bring that testing into the community. Now, as we enter flu season, expanding COVID-19 testing
and adding flu vaccinations is a way for us all to take care of ourselves while taking care of each
other.”

For more information regarding COVID-19 testing, visit www.newbridgehealth.org.

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