CVS Health, Walgreens, and Walmart are prepping hundreds of parking lots and store drive-thru windows in a much-anticipated effort to test Americans for COVID-19
By the end of May, there could be nearly 2,000 retail sites open with CVS alone promising up to 1,000 sites.
Offering “self-swab tests” to those who meet certain criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the massive diagnostic effort will take place in parking lots or via drive-thru windows. No testing will take place inside retail stores, the retailers said. “We all share the same goal, and that’s dramatically increasing the frequency and efficiency of testing so we can slow the spread of the virus and start to responsibly reopen the economy when experts tell us it’s safe.”it expects to have “up to 1,000 locations across the country offering this service by the end of May, with the goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity.”test more than 50,000 people each week.
In addition, Walgreens said LabCorp effective Monday is offering “antibody blood testing at more than 100 LabCorp at Walgreens patient service center locations.” Such antibody blood tests are different than those to detect whether someone has the virus in that they look for “the presence of antibodies to the virus and can help identify individuals who have been exposed to the virus,” Walgreens said.
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