Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the University of Miami Health System are working together to provide FREE COVID-19 testing to students in schools across Miami-Dade County. The effort will be a month-long tour for UM's health system Pediatric Mobile Unit. It started last week at Coral Reef Senior High School and continues today at J.C. Bermudez Doral Senior High, 5005 NW 112th Ave.
This service is for parents to take their children to one of these selected schools to get tested from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. But there's only one catch. It's only available for children ages 4 to 18, identification is not required, but parents will need to accompany the child.
Walk-ins are welcomed but health officials are promoting that appointments be made. You can call 305-243-2059. Now, since this is a month-long tour, here are the other testing sites and when they will be open.
- Jan. 11: J.C. Bermudez Doral Senior High, 5005 NW 112th Ave.
- Jan. 12: Homestead Senior High, 2351 SE 12th Ave.
- Jan. 13: North Miami Beach Senior High, 1247 NE 167th St.
- Jan. 14: American Senior High, 18350 NW 67th Ave.
- Jan. 15: Miami Sunset Senior High, 13125 SW 72nd St.
- Jan. 19: iTech@ Thomas A. Edison Educational Center, 6101 NW Second Ave.
- Jan. 20: Coral Reef Senior High, 10101 SW 152nd St.
- Jan. 21: J.C. Bermudez Doral Senior High, 5005 NW 112th Ave.
- Jan. 22: Homestead Senior High, 2351 SE 12th Ave.
- Jan. 25: North Miami Beach Senior High, 1247 NE 167th St.
- Jan. 26: American Senior High, 18350 NW 67th Ave.
- Jan. 27: Miami Sunset Senior High, 13125 SW 72nd St.
- Jan. 28: iTech@ Thomas A. Edison Educational Center, 6101 NW Second Ave.
- Jan. 29: Coral Reef Senior High, 10101 SW 152nd St.
The mobile unit will be stationed in the parking lots of the schools. Also, reports say that the initiative will continue into February, however, dates and locations have not yet been announced.
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