Missouri National Guard to no longer help with community testing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

The State of Missouri is now partnering with the Missouri Primary Care Association (MPCA) and MAKO Medical to continue hosting free COVID-19 testing events throughout the state.

Department of Health and Senior Services Communications Director Lisa Cox says, "The Missouri Naitonal Guard is no longer helping with community testing."

Cox says that the MPCA is now handling all the event scheduling and testing coordination.

Missourians can register for events currently scheduled at health.mo.gov/communitytest and continue to check back for future opportunities to be tested at a nearby event. The only mid-Missouri county in the next few weeks is in Camden County.

Missouri residency is the only requirement; individuals do not have to live in the county in which they are tested, and they do not have to be experiencing symptoms. Any Missouri residents who wish to be tested with an anterior nasal swab to determine if they have an active COVID-19 infection can do so at no cost to the individual.