Testing Sites

• FDOH-Escambia-

  • FDOH-Escambia offers COVID-19 rapid testing to persons experiencing symptoms or those who have been exposed to someone with known COVID-19. By appointment only. Call 850-595-6500 option 6 to schedule an appointment. Bring a valid form of identification. Rapid testing results available within 30 minutes. Questions can be directed to FDOH-Escambia’s COVID-19 phone line at 850-595-6500 option 6.
  • • Open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at FDOH-Escambia Fairfield Dr., Pensacola, FL
    • Schedule is subject to change.

  • FDOH-Escambia has resumed drive-thru COVID-19 testing, in coordination with Statlab, offered to all persons with or without symptoms. The testing is drive-thru only with no appointment needed. Bring a valid form of identification. PCR tests will be administered, with results available within 48 hours. Questions regarding testing results can be directed to Statlab at 844-469-5227.

    • Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at 3330 West Park Place, Pensacola, FL (across the street from FDOH-Escambia Fairfield)
    • Tuesday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at Marie K Young Wedgewood Community Center, 6405 Wagner Road, Pensacola, FL
    • Sunday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at 3330 West Park Place, Pensacola, FL (across the street from FDOH-Escambia Fairfield)
    • Schedule is subject to change, while supplies last and pending inclement weather.
• Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart- 

  • Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart has paused COVID-19 testing site off Bayou Boulevard. Those needing a COVID-19 test should visit the Florida Department of Health in Escambia County.

• Community Health Northwest Florida-
  

  • Please check the Community Health Northwest Florida Facebook page for updates and additional information. 

• Baptist Health Care - Call the screening center at 850-434-4080 Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to determine if you need an appointment. Online assessment screenings are also available at eBaptistHealthCare.org or by texting “Screen” to 850-318-3080. The online assessment screening is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Vaccination

All individuals age 18 and older are eligible to receive the vaccine as of April 5. (Governor's Office News Release) The CDC also authorized the use of the Pfizer vaccine for ages 12 and older. The FDA has approved the Pfizer vaccine for use in individuals age 16 years of age and older (FDA News Release). Floridians are encouraged to pre-register at www.myvaccine.fl.gov. Once pre-registered, they’ll be contacted when the vaccine is available in their area. Floridians can also call the vaccine preregistration phone number for their county, listed HERE. 

The state launched a way for homebound seniors to sign up to have the vaccine come directly to them. Please email HomeboundVaccine@em.myflorida.com to put in your request.

Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart

Community Health Northwest Florida 

On Saturday, Jan. 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Community Health Northwest Florida, in partnership with Escambia County, will hold a Family COVID-19 Vaccination event inside the Brownsville Community Center located at 3200 W. Desoto Street, Pensacola, Fla. Participants will be able to choose from all three FDA approved COVID vaccines (Moderna, Pfizer, Janssen / Johnson & Johnson) at this clinic.

• Primary series COVID-19 vaccination will be available for individuals ages 5 and older.
• COVID-19 booster doses will be available for individuals ages 12 and older who qualify to receive a booster shot. 

There are now booster recommendations from the CDC/FDA for all three available COVID-19 vaccines in the United States. The recommendations are:

• Moderna: The use of a single booster dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine that may be administered at least 6 months after completion of the primary series to
  • Individuals 65 years of age and older,
  • Individuals 18 through 64 years of age at high risk of severe COVID-19,
  • Individuals 18 through 64 years of age with frequent institutional or occupational exposure to COVID-19.
• Pfizer: The use of a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine that may be administered at least 6 months after completion of the primary series to
  • Individuals 65 years of age and older,
  • Individuals 18 through 64 years of age at high risk of severe COVID-19,
  • Individuals 18 through 64 years of age with frequent institutional or occupational exposure to COVID-19.
• Johnson & Johnson: The use of a single booster dose of the Janssen (Johnson and Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine

  may be administered at least 2 months after completion of the single-dose primary series to

  • Individuals 18 years of age and older.
• Eligible individuals may choose which vaccine they receive as a booster dose. Some people may have a preference for the vaccine type that they originally received, and others may prefer to get a different booster. CDC’s recommendations now allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots.

Community Health Northwest Florida encourages all individuals age 12 and older who have not yet received the COVID-19 vaccine to take advantage of one of these vaccination opportunities. Persons wishing to participate in any CHNWF vaccination clinic may call the Community Health Vaccine Call Center at 850-439-3358 to schedule an appointment or simply walk in at their convenience during regular operating hours.

IMPORTANT:

• All adult participants will be required to show photo ID at time of appointment.
• Individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days or have had symptoms of illness (fever, cough, shortness of breath) in the past 14 days should not receive the vaccine and should not enter clinic facility. 
• Individuals who have had the monoclonal antibody infusion treatment should wait at least 90 days before receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. 

Additional information on Community Health Northwest Florida COVID-19 vaccine clinics is available by calling the Community Health COVID-19 Vaccine Call Center at 850-439-3358.