HOBOKEN, NJ May 7, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Mayor Ravi S. Bhalla announced today that Hoboken will launch a COVID-19 antibody testing pilot on Friday for first responders and frontline workers. The City is to offer antibody testing with a rapid, 10-minute antibody test. The testing site will be located at 601 Jackson Street (7th street & Jackson Gym) and will be open to pre-registered first responders from 9 am – 4 pm on Friday. The antibody site will formally open to the Hoboken public in the coming week, with appointments required for testing.
“I’m extremely pleased for Hoboken to launch the antibody testing site tomorrow for first responders, in partnership with Prompt MD and Power Analytics,” said Mayor Bhalla. “
"We are honored to partner with the City of Hoboken, to offer the City's hard-working men and women COVID-19 antibody testing," said Adam Choe, President and CEO of Immunostics, Inc. "This partnership highlights the City's innovative leadership by being one of the first US cities to offer a city-wide COVID-19 antibody testing to all residents of Hoboken, NJ."