Florida-run COVID testing sites closing at the end of May. Where can you go next?
Michelle Marchante, The Miami Herald
May 20—All state-run testing sites in Florida will close by the end of May — including the sites at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens and C.B. Smith Park in Pembroke Pines.
The sites will close by May 28, according to the schedule posted on the Florida Division of Emergency Management website. State-run testing sites in Manatee and Sarasota counties have already shut down.
Among the reasons why the test sites are closing: The division is shifting its resources to focus on vaccinations and to prepare for hurricane season, said Mike Jachles, the chairman of the Florida Association of Public Information Officers. He has helped the state with some of its testing and vaccination operations at Hard Rock Stadium and Miami Dade College North campus.