Funding available until end of October for 3 city-operated COVID-19 testing sites

2 sites run by Duval County health department allowed to remain open until at least December

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – There was concern that funding to operate five free COVID-19 testing sites in Duval County would end in two weeks.

Jacksonville City Council members were told Monday that the two locations run by the Florida Department of Health in Duval County will be allowed to remain open until at least December, and the three sites operated by the city will have funding until the end of October.

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The five sites were opened last month as a result of long lines and two- to three-hour wait times at the health department’s Springfield location. Now, with signs of the surge slowing down, those waiting times are now just a matter of minutes and not hours.

Below is a guide to the five COVID-19 testing sites, including hours and other details:

Clanzel T. Brown Community Center

  • Address: 4545 Moncrief Road, Jacksonville, 32209
  • Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
  • Vaccine: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday
  • Notes: No appointment required, port-a-potties on site, only PCR tests offered (no rapid tests)

Lane Wiley Senior Center

  • Address: 6710 Wiley Road, Jacksonville, 32210
  • Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
  • Vaccine: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Sunday
  • Notes: No appointment required, port-a-potties on site, only PCR tests offered (no rapid tests)

Former Kmart Shopping Center

  • Address: 540 Atlantic Blvd., Neptune Beach, 32266
  • Hours: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday
  • Vaccine: No vaccine offered
  • Notes: Insured need insurance card, uninsured need Social Security number; only rapid tests offered at this time

Emmett Reed Community Center

  • Address: 1093 W. 6th St., Jacksonville, 32209
  • Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
  • Vaccine: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
  • Notes: No appointment required, only PCR tests offered (no rapid tests)

Cuba Hunter Community Center

  • Address: 4380 Bedford Road, Jacksonville, 32207
  • Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
  • Vaccine: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday
  • Notes: No appointment required, only PCR tests offered (no rapid tests)

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