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Beaches Telescope Health COVID-19 testing site closing Friday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The COVID-19 testing site at the Beaches will close Friday afternoon, Telescope Health announced.

The site, found in the former Kmart shopping center off Atlantic Blvd., opened in July of 2020. The site offered PCR COVID, rapid COVID and influenza combo, and antibody testing. According to Telescope Health, they have provided over 10,000 COVID-19 tests to residents.

The closing of the site comes as vaccination efforts rise in the city.

“Due to the increasing availability of #COVID19 vaccination options in FL, we will be shifting our efforts towards the ongoing support of #Jacksonville’s elderly via our work w/ local care facilities, as well as identifying ways in which we can best serve our community long-term,” Telescope Health tweeted Friday morning.

The site closes Friday at 3 p.m.

Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee is a General Assignment Reporter for 104.5 WOKV.