MIDDLETOWN — City health and other officials visited Middletown’s newest COVID-19 testing site on Thursday, where locally invented, drive-up saliva tests are being administered to the public for the first time.
At Cross Street AME Zion Church, 440 West St., Mayor Ben Florsheim said it was the first saliva test he had taken since the start of the pandemic, adding that it was much easier than those involving a nasal swab. “I know people that are almost phobic of the nose one,” he said.
Acting Health Director Kevin Elak spoke about the importance of having easy access to testing, especially as new variants continue to emerge.
