WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the
company's comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the
virus, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today expanded its COVID-19 testing
program by announcing 45 additional test sites at select CVS
Pharmacy drive-thru locations across New
Jersey. The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 29 add to the 11 locations previously
opened in New Jersey.
These new sites will utilize self-swab tests and deliver on the
company's commitment to establish 1,000 locations across the
country by the end of May, as originally announced on April 27. These new test sites will help
enable the company's goal of processing up to 1.5 million
tests per month, subject to availability of supplies and lab
capacity.
"CVS Health has been at the forefront of helping our nation
scale-up COVID-19 testing capabilities, and we're proud to meet our
goal of establishing 1,000 testing sites in communities across the
country," said Larry J. Merlo,
President and CEO, CVS Health. "Opening access to testing to more
locations using our drive-thru window represents an important
milestone in our response to the pandemic. We remain grateful for
the daily efforts and sacrifices of our front-line colleagues who
make the continued expansion of our testing possible."
More than half of the company's 1,000 test sites will serve
communities with the greatest need for support, as measured by the
CDC's Social Vulnerability Index. The index tracks a variety of
census variables including poverty, lack of access to
transportation, and crowded housing that may weaken a community's
ability to prepare for and recover from hazardous events like
natural disasters and disease outbreaks.
Self-swab tests will be available to individuals meeting Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention criteria, in addition to state
and age guidelines. Patients must register in advance at
CVS.com beginning Friday, May 29
to schedule an appointment. Patients will be required to stay in
their cars and will be directed to the pharmacy drive-thru window,
where they will be provided with a test kit and given instructions,
and a CVS Pharmacy team member will observe the self-swab process
to ensure it is done properly. Tests will be sent to an
independent, third-party lab for processing and the results will be
available in approximately three days.
Testing will not take place inside any retail locations, and CVS
Pharmacy, HealthHUB and MinuteClinic will continue to serve
customers and patients.
The additional new testing sites in New Jersey include:
- CVS Pharmacy, 557 South Atlantic Avenue, Aberdeen, NJ
07747
- CVS Pharmacy, 2311 Route 206, Belle
Mead, NJ 08502
- CVS Pharmacy, 5000 Route 42, Blackwood, NJ 08012
- CVS Pharmacy, 440 Union Avenue, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
- CVS Pharmacy, 3313 Brigantine Boulevard, Brigantine, NJ 08203
- CVS Pharmacy, 3002 Mount Ephraim Avenue, Camden, NJ 08104
- CVS Pharmacy, 1 Route 70 East, Cherry
Hill, NJ 08034
- CVS Pharmacy, 9 Berlin Road, Clementon, NJ 08021
- CVS Pharmacy, 380 Route 18, East
Brunswick, NJ 08816
- CVS Pharmacy, 1300 Woodlane Road, Eastampton, NJ 08060
- CVS Pharmacy, 65 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020
- CVS Pharmacy, 1133 Inman Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820
- CVS Pharmacy, 8 Eden Avenue, Edison,
NJ 08042
- CVS Pharmacy, 798 Route 202, Flemington, NJ 08822
- CVS Pharmacy, 74 South Lakeview Drive, Gibbsboro, NJ 08026
- CVS Pharmacy, 200 Route 33, Hamilton
Township, NJ 08619
- CVS Pharmacy, 524 Mullica Hill Road, Harrison, NJ 08062
- CVS Pharmacy, 3391 Highway 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
- CVS Pharmacy, 470 Route 36, Highlands, NJ 07732
- CVS Pharmacy, 890 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson Township, NJ 08527
- CVS Pharmacy, 15 Boonton Turnpike, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
- CVS Pharmacy, 253 Gordon's Corner Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726
- CVS Pharmacy, 2920 Route 73 North, Maple Shade, NJ 08052
- CVS Pharmacy, 483 Route 79, Marlboro,
NJ 07751
- CVS Pharmacy, 27 Morristown Road, Matawan, NJ 07747
- CVS Pharmacy, 137 Route 70, Medford,
NJ 08055
- CVS Pharmacy, 508 High Street, Mt.
Holly, NJ 08060
- CVS Pharmacy, 2257 US Highway 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ 08823
- CVS Pharmacy, 5740 Berkshire Valley Road, Oakridge, NJ
07438
- CVS Pharmacy, 911 Highway 35, Ocean
Township, NJ 07712
- CVS Pharmacy, 2988 Route 516, Old
Bridge, NJ 08857
- CVS Pharmacy, 394 Broadway, Passaic,
NJ 07055
- CVS Pharmacy, 4315 Marlton Pike, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
- CVS Pharmacy, 4 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
- CVS Pharmacy, 900 North New Road, Pleasantville, NJ 08232
- CVS Pharmacy, 881 State Highway 206, Princeton, NJ 08540
- CVS Pharmacy, 2281 Route 33, Robbinsville, NJ 08691
- CVS Pharmacy, 824 Black Horse Pike, Runnemede, NJ 08078
- CVS Pharmacy, 11 Theatre Centre Street, Sparta, NJ 07871
- CVS Pharmacy, 77 Route 206, Stanhope,
NJ 07874
- CVS Pharmacy, 1357 Lakewood Road, Toms River, NJ 08753
- CVS Pharmacy, 1200-1248 Greenwood Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08609
- CVS Pharmacy, 2078 US Highway 9 South, Upper Township, NJ 08230
- CVS Pharmacy, 3629 E. Landis Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08361
- CVS Pharmacy, 1239 South Blackhorse Pike, Williamstown, NJ 08094
A complete list of CVS Pharmacy drive-thru test sites can be
found here.
More information on steps CVS Health has taken to address the
COVID-19 pandemic, including support for health care providers and
clinicians facing financial and administrative strain, is available
at the company's frequently updated COVID-19 resource
center.
For downloadable COVID-19 testing media assets, including
photos, video and interviews with CVS Health executives, please
visit the Media Resource Center.
About CVS Health
CVS Health employees are united
around a common goal of becoming the most consumer-centric health
company in the world. We're evolving based on changing consumer
needs and meeting people where they are, whether that's in the
community at one of our nearly 10,000 local touchpoints, in the
home, or in the palm of their hand. Our newest offerings – from
HealthHUB® locations that are redefining what a pharmacy
can be, to innovative programs that help manage chronic conditions
– are designed to create a higher-quality, simpler and more
affordable experience. Learn more about how we're transforming
health at https://www.cvshealth.com.
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