CVS Health Expands Statewide COVID-19 Response By Opening 23 Additional New Drive-Thru Test Sites in Georgia

Brings to 46 the total number of drive-thru test sites across the state

Completes the company's commitment to establish 1,000 test sites across the country by end of May

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May 28, 2020, 08:00 ET

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 23 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Georgia. The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 29 add to the 23 locations previously opened in Georgia.

A COVID-19 testing site at a nearby CVS Pharmacy drive-thru, part of the company's plans to operate up to 1,000 test sites around the country by the end of May. (PRNewsfoto/CVS Health)

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 Georgia include:

CVS Pharmacy, 10710 State Bridge Road, Alpharetta, GA 30022
CVS Pharmacy, 795 Oglethorpe Avenue, Athens, GA 30606
CVS Pharmacy, 1455 Moreland Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30316
CVS Pharmacy, 3435 Ashford Dunwoody Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319
CVS Pharmacy, 2350 Cheshire Bridge Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
CVS Pharmacy, 1610 Mount Vernon Road, Atlanta, GA 30338
CVS Pharmacy, 439 North Highland Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30312
CVS Pharmacy, 2237 Cascade Road SW, Atlanta, GA 30311
CVS Pharmacy, 3221 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30305
CVS Pharmacy, 1520 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30909
CVS Pharmacy, 3231 Wrightsboro Road, Augusta, GA 30909
CVS Pharmacy, 2703 Washington Road, Augusta, GA 30909
CVS Pharmacy, 2559 Windsor Spring Road, Augusta, GA 30906
CVS Pharmacy, 1622 S. Lumpkin Road, Columbus, GA 31903
CVS Pharmacy, 4561 River Road, Columbus, GA 31904
CVS Pharmacy, 8139 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA 30236
CVS Pharmacy, 1802 Roanoke Road, LaGrange, GA 30420
CVS Pharmacy, 1187 Grayson Highway, Lawrenceville, GA 30045
CVS Pharmacy, 4080 Bloomfield Road, Macon, GA 31206
CVS Pharmacy, 2098 Highway 20 West, McDonough, GA 30253
CVS Pharmacy, 2720 Highway 42 North, McDonough, GA 30253
CVS Pharmacy, 712 Stephenson Avenue, Savannah, GA 31405
CVS Pharmacy, 2205 North Ashley Street, Valdosta, GA 31602

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.

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