Meridian still offering free COVID-19 testing, masks, vaccines

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MUNCIE, Ind. — Meridian Health Services is providing free COVID-19 prevention resources to help the community stay healthy amid the recent increase in COVID-19 cases at a time when local schools are preparing for teachers and students to return to the classroom.

The current COVID-19 community level for Delaware County listed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is medium.

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Meridian is providing the following free resources at all of its primary care and urgent care locations:

  • Free rapid COVID-19 testing.

  • Free at-home COVID-19 test kits, one box with two tests per family unit, while supplies last.

  • Free N95 masks, while supplies last.

Meridian is also providing free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters, according to a release. An appointment is required to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Call 866-306-2647 or visit meridianhs.org/request to schedule an appointment at a nearby location.

All COVID-19 vaccines — Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson — are available at the following locations:

  • MeridianMD – Bluffton: 303 S. Main St., Bluffton

  • MeridianMD – Muncie: 100 N. Tillotson Ave., Muncie

  • Meridian Health Pediatrics – Muncie: 205 N. Tillotson Ave., Muncie

  • MeridianMD – Anderson: 1547 Ohio Ave., Anderson

  • MeridianMD – Dunkirk: 1150 S. Main St., Dunkirk

Additionally, COVID-19 vaccines can be available upon request at Meridian School-Based Health Clinics within Muncie Community Schools for convenient access for students, families, school staff, and the community.

For complete information on COVID-19 vaccines and testing provided by Meridian Health Services, go to MeridianHS.org.

This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: Meridian offers free COVID-19 testing, masks, vaccines