Reply December 9, 2020 Yesterday, the Town announced the launch of a free community COVID-19 testing program for Bedford residents ages 4 and older, which begins on Saturday, December 12, 2020, and is anticipated to take place each weekend for the remainder of the month. All of the appointment slots filled up within hours, and the Town has received a great deal of enthusiastic feedback about this opportunity, both of which are reflections of the demand for testing, especially locations that will not require a long wait or out-of-pocket expense. Subscribe The community testing program follows the successful launch and execution of an employee testing program in November that was initiated and staffed by the Bedford Fire Department to address the growing need for COVID-19 testing. As of Monday, November 23, 2020, symptomatic and asymptomatic testing is available to all employees (Town and school) on a weekly basis. The testing model can, and will, be flexibly deployed for on-demand testing in response to specific issues. An example would be addressing an outbreak in one of our public-school classrooms, or positive cases related to a school-sponsored sports team or after school activity. This new Town program supports the School Committee goal of ensuring limited interruptions to in-person learning and ensures continuity of operations for Town services.