CVS will open 10 new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Rhode Island. According to a press release on Thursday, 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 help enable a goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month, subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity.
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 new testing sites in Rhode Island include:
·CVS Pharmacy, 1776 Broad Street, Cranston, RI 02905
·CVS Pharmacy, 2250 New London Turnpike, East Greenwich, RI 02818
·CVS Pharmacy, 1285 South County Trail, East Greenwich, RI 02818
·CVS Pharmacy, 63 Newport Avenue, East Providence, RI 02916
·CVS Pharmacy, 26 Putnam Pike, Johnston, RI 02919
·CVS Pharmacy, 1123 Boston Neck Road, Narragansett, RI 02882
·CVS Pharmacy, 935 Manton Avenue, Providence, RI 02909
·CVS Pharmacy, 960 Broad Street, Providence, RI 02905
·CVS Pharmacy, 834 Providence Street, West Warwick, RI 02887
·CVS Pharmacy, 151 Franklin Street, Westerly, RI 02891
A complete list of CVS Pharmacy drive-thru test sites can be found here.
source: CVS Press release 5/28/20. Photo: Getty Images