Free COVID-19 testing and flu shots available this Saturday in Gainesville

The Alachua County Health Department together with the COVID-19 Student Service Corps @ UF will provide free drive-thru COVID-19 testing and flu shots this Saturday at the City of Gainesville’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Multipurpose Center.

When: 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday Dec. 12th

Where: Martin Luther King, Jr. Multipurpose Center fields at 1150 NE 13th Street

Who: All age groups are invited. Children 17 and younger can get tested when accompanied by a parent or guardian.

No doctor’s note is required. The Alachua County Department of Health will provide 500 free coronavirus oral swab tests and the COVID-19 Student Service Corps @ UF will administer the tests on a first-come, first-served basis.

Additional information about free coronavirus testing by the Alachua County Health Department is available on this webpage. Call 352-334-8828 for test results. 

The scheduled testing supports the East Gainesville COVID-19 Testing, Education and Relief Initiative (EGCTERI) which provides residents of East Gainesville with access to coronavirus testing, personal protective equipment and educational information in the fight against coronavirus.

For additional information, please contact Joe Calpin, jcalpin@ufl.edu or 678-983-1065.