A Fort Pierce City Commissioner says he is spearheading an effort to bring COVID-19 testing closer to Fort Pierce residents in the Northwest section of the city.
Commissioner Reggie Sessions says drive-thru COVID-19 testing planned in the northwest section of city
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COVID-19 TESTING TO FAMILIESWHO MAY NOT HAVE HAD ACCESS.IT'S AN EFFORT SPEARHEADED BYA FORT PIERCE CITYCOMMISSIONER.Y HIS FOCUS IS ONRESIDENTS - SOME WHO COULD BEAT INCREASED RISK.
WPTVNEWSCHANNEL 5'S MEGHANMCROBERTS HAS THE STORY YOUSEE ONLY ON FIVE<< IN THE NORTHWEST SECTION OFFORT PIERCE- A PREDOMINANTLYAFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY-06:14:46:13“WHICH IS WHERE ALOT OF THE DEATHS AREOCCURRING IN TERMS OF THEAFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY”COMMISSIONER REGGIE SESSIONSWORRIES THESE RESIDENTS NEEDMORE ACCESS TO COVID-19 TESTS.HE FEARS THIS COMMUNITY COULDHAVE AT HIGHER RISK FORSERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS FROMCOVID-19 06:15:08:24“ON TOPOF HEALTH ISSUES SUCH AS BEINGA DIABETIC, HAVING HIGH BLOODPRESSURE, HYPERTENSION, THINGSOF THAT NATURE, WHICH IS ADISEASE THAT A LOT OF AFRICANAMERICANS HAVE, ITPEOPLE OUT AND THEYREALLY SICK FROM IT” SO HEWORKING WITH ALLIED HEALTHCARETO BRING TESTING TO THEM.SETTING UP A DRIVE THRUTESTING SITE AT DREAMLANDPARK& RESIDENTS WILL HAVE TOCALL AHEAD, GO THROUGH ASCREENING PROCESS OVER THEPHONE, AND IF THEY MEETTESTING CRITERIA- THEY'LL BEGIVEN A TIME TO SHOW UP.06:16:55:15“IF YOUFEELING WELL, IF YOUR BABYNOT FEELING WELL.
YOU SEE THESYMPTOMS, HEY ITSENTENCE, ITOF COMING IN AND GETTINGTESTED” MORE ACCESS TOTESTING IS SOMETHING BEINGDISCUSSED AT THE STATE LEVELBY GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS.00:00:25:23“I DO THINKTHEREEVERYONE HAS A CAR TO BE ABLETO GO TO A DRIVE THRU SITE, SOMAYBE DOING A WALK UP TESTINGIN SOME OF THE UNDERSERVEDCOMMUNITIES WOULD BE BETTER”SESSIONS SAYS PEOPLE CANARRANGE WALK UP TESTING AND HEIS WORKING ON LOOKING INTOOTHER TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS.SESSIONS SAYS THEY'RE HOPEFULTO ACCOMODATE AT LEAST 500TESTS.
WANTING TO GIVERESIDENTS PEACE OF MIND- ORCONFIRMATION THEY NEED TOQUARANTINE.
06:21:04:07 "WEGOTTA DO ALL WE CAN TO STOPTHE SPREAD OF THIS DISEASE”LOOKLIVE TAG: SESSIONS SAYSFIRST RESPONDERS CAN ACTUALLYSHOW UP HERE TO DREAMLAND PARKBEGINNING SATURDAY TO HAVE ATEST WITHOUT HAVING TO SET ANAPPOINTMENT.
THEY CAN JUSTSHOW UP, GO THROUGH THE DRUVETHRU AND HAVE THEIR TEST FORFREE.
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