CVS Health Expands Statewide COVID-19 Response By Opening 29 Additional New Drive-Thru Test Sites in Pennsylvania

Brings to 65 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 29 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Pennsylvania. The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 29 add to the 36 locations previously opened in Pennsylvania.

A new COVID-19 test site at a nearby CVS Pharmacy drive-thru location, part of the company's goal of operating 1,000 test sites around the country by the end of May.

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 Pennsylvania include:

CVS Pharmacy, 7000 Butler Pike, Ambler, PA 19002
CVS Pharmacy, 2801 Egypt Road, Audubon, PA 19407
CVS Pharmacy, 3811 Neshaminy Boulevard, Bensalem, PA 19020
CVS Pharmacy, 6050 Sterners Way, Bethlehem, PA 18017
CVS Pharmacy, 70 West Steuben Street, Crafton, PA 15205
CVS Pharmacy, 599 Bell Tavern Boulevard, Downingtown, PA 19335
CVS Pharmacy, 3519 Nazareth Road, Easton, PA 18043
CVS Pharmacy, 141 West Lincoln Highway, Exton, PA 19341
CVS Pharmacy, 863 Baltimore Pike, Glenn Mills, PA 19331
CVS Pharmacy, 1530 Cowpath Road, Hatfield, PA 19440
CVS Pharmacy, 2110 Spring Valley Rd., Lancaster, PA 17601
CVS Pharmacy, 730 Newark Road, Landenberg, PA 19350
CVS Pharmacy, 2333 Welsh Road, Landsdale, PA 19446
CVS Pharmacy, 3 South Pennell Road, Lima, PA 19037
CVS Pharmacy, 385 North Broad Street, Lititz, PA 17543
CVS Pharmacy, 6706 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
CVS Pharmacy, 1803 Wilmington Road, New Castle, PA 16105
CVS Pharmacy, 10901 C Bustleton Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19116
CVS Pharmacy, 6150 N 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120
CVS Pharmacy, 3780 Main Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147
CVS Pharmacy, 3300-10 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145
CVS Pharmacy, 7065 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19127
CVS Pharmacy, 351 West Schuylkill Rd., Pottstown, PA 19465
CVS Pharmacy, 923 Providence Road, Secane, PA 19018
CVS Pharmacy, 409 Harleysville Pike, Souderton, PA 18964
CVS Pharmacy, 455 West Street Road, Warminster, PA 18974
CVS Pharmacy, 1200 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, PA 19382
CVS Pharmacy, 1849 Lycoming Creek Rd., Williamsport, PA 17701
CVS Pharmacy, 820 Edgewood Road, York, PA 17403

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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