MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – A South Florida urgent care is beginning to offer COVID-19 antibody testing. MedRite will have the coronavirus anti-body testing at its Miami Beach Urgent Care Center.
MedRite is also moving its current COVID-19 virus testing from its drive through location adjacent to the Eden Roc hotel to its facility starting Sunday, May 3. The center is located at 542 West 41st St.
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For either of the tests, pre-registration can be done online at https://medriteurgentcare.com/covid.
MedRite said they accept most major insurances.
MedRite is also continuing to partner with the City of Miami Beach and the Miami Beach Fire Department to provide in-home testing for seniors or those who have compromised immune systems.
MedRite Medical Director Jerome E. Goldstein, M.D. said: “We are pleased to now be among the first locations in Miami-Dade to offer the antibody test.”
The MedRite Urgent Care Center is open for testing daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with same day appointments available on a first come, first served basis. An information hotline is available at (305) 735-3909. Healthcare workers and first responders will be given first priority for appointments..
COVID-19 antibody tests are blood tests designed to detect whether someone has been exposed to the new coronavirus and developed disease antibodies as a result. The serology tests are for patients that do not have symptoms of COVID-19 or are not currently sick with the virus, but who may have been exposed or had symptoms in the past.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has noted that broad-based testing may provide the information needed to guide the response to the pandemic and protect the public’s health.