Two men from this small California beach town raised money to give free Covid-19 and antibody testing to all its residents (via CNBCMakeIt)
Courtesy: Jyri Engestrom
Engestrom and Harman started to communicate over text message and later via phone calls. Soon they recruited local volunteers, formed a partnership with researchers at University of California, San Francisco's School of Medicine and on April 10 created to aSince then the pair have raised more thanthrough resident donations with 93% of the 150-plus donations all under $5,000 with some as little as $10 to buy materials and to set up a drive-through site in town.
Free testing for Bolinas residents began on Monday and is expected to last until Thursday. To date, more than 70% of its residents have been testedBOLINAS, CA - APRIUL 19: A Covid-19 testing site is set up in Bolinas, California on Sunday, April 19, 2020. A venture capitalist paid for about 1,000 Bolinas, Calif. residents and 150 first responders to be tested for coronavirus to help researchers learn more about the virus.
Aenor Sawyer, a Bolinas resident and UCSF surgeon who specializes in health technologies, is also volunteering her time for the study. She says starting Friday, her team will be making house calls for residents who can't get to the testing site.
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