{"id":259171,"date":"2026-04-09T10:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/259171\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T10:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T10:57:08","slug":"oakland-airport-to-get-covid-test-vending-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/259171\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland airport to get COVID test vending machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vendingtimes.com\/topics\/vending\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vending<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cover_image__IyEvWN87__AdobeStock_467528014.jpeg.960x540_q85_crop_upscale.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Adobe Stock<\/p>\n<p class=\"mute fs-sr mt-3\">April 9, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Travelers passing through California&#8217;s Oakland International Airport will soon have access to a vending machine that dispenses COVID-19 test kits, according to a Audacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/q100vegas\/vending-machines-for-covid-19-test-coming-to-oakland-airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Located in Terminal 1, the machine will offer a range of at-home testing options, including rapid antigen, saliva and PCR tests, with prices starting at about $130.<\/p>\n<p>The rapid tests can deliver results in about 15 minutes, providing a convenient option for passengers who need documentation for travel requirements. The rollout comes as health authorities continue to require proof of negative COVID-19 tests for certain travelers entering the U.S.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vending Adobe Stock April 9, 2026 Travelers passing through California&#8217;s Oakland International Airport will soon have access to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":259172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-259171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}