Drive-thru Covid testing site at UNLV closed this week

Coronavirus testing facility at UNLV
Coronavirus testing Photo credit Clark County Nevada

Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - The drive-thru COVID-19 testing and vaccination site in the parking lot of UNLV’s Paradise Campus at 851 E. Tropicana Ave. will be closed this week. Normal days of operation are Sunday through Thursday.

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It will to re-open Sunday, Dec. 26, for its normal operations of five nights a week, Sunday through Thursday, 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

The site is located just east of Paradise Road across from UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center.

About 500 tests and 300 vaccinations, including booster shots, are free and available each night on a first-come, first-served basis. The Pfizer vaccine is available for people age 12 and up, in addition to the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccines for those 18 and older. No pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine are available at this site.

Parents can book appointments for children age 5-11 at most other clinic locations listed on the Health District’s website at www.snhd.info/covid-vaccine

Featured Image Photo Credit: Clark County Nevada