A New Drive-Thru COVID-19 Testing Center Opens In Hillsborough County

BRANDON, FL — A third free COVID-19 testing site opened its doors Monday in Brandon at Hillsborough Community College.

Residents can take advantage of the testing 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. This is a drive-thru site, and no appointments are needed.

How To Get There

The entrance for the Hillsborough Community College Brandon campus COVID-19 testing site is off East Columbus Drive. Visitors will not be able to access the testing site by using Nancy Watkins Drive. Only the East Columbus Drive entrance offers access to the testing site.

To minimize traffic congestion before the sites open and to be mindful of residents living in the neighborhoods, Hillsborough County Office of Emergency Management asks the public not to arrive at the County COVID-19 testing sites before the sites open at 9 a.m. Staff at each county site will open the entrance gate at 9 a.m. and begin to see guests at that time.

For more information about the 10451 Nancy Watkins location, visit here.

Additional Hillsborough County Testing Sites

Hillsborough County has two additional sites open:

• Progress Village Park, 8701 Progress Blvd., Tampa - a walk-up COVID-19 testing site open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. No appointments are needed.
• West Tampa Community Resource Center, 2103 N. Rome Ave., Tampa - open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. It is a walk-up site that offers free COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, Pfizer pediatric vaccines, booster shots for those who are eligible, and monoclonal antibody therapy treatment.

Things to Know

Children, 5- to 11-year-olds, who are accompanied by their parent or legal guardian can receive the COVID-19 Pfizer pediatric vaccine at the West Tampa Community Resource Center site. The child must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to verbally confirm the child's age.

For all services, proof of medical insurance is recommended and should be presented at the time of the visit. People without medical insurance will still be tested, vaccinated, or receive monoclonal antibody therapy treatment for free.