Before Christmas, this site was averaging 300 tests per day, now it's doing approximately 800 per day. Healthcare workers say the guard may help them do more tests.
"This line, they may wait hour to be be seen, with the guard they are helping to speed it up to half the wait time," said nurse practitioner Jaymijah Means. It may allow this site and others to add more testing appointments.
The California National Guard's deployment could last thru mid-February.United States Latest News, United States Headlines
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