CVS Health Expands Statewide COVID-19 Response By Opening 30 Additional New Drive-Thru Test Sites in Florida

Brings to 77 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 30 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Florida. The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 29 add to the 47 locations previously opened in Florida.

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 Florida include:

CVS Pharmacy, 1098 Montgomery Road, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
CVS Pharmacy, 715 Brandon Boulevard, Brandon, FL 33511
CVS Pharmacy, 4701 South Flamingo Road, Cooper City, FL 33330
CVS Pharmacy, 4610 South University Drive, Davie, FL 33328
CVS Pharmacy, 101 South Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach, FL 32114
CVS Pharmacy, 901 North Woodland Boulevard, Deland, FL 32720
CVS Pharmacy, 1690 South Federal Highway, Delray Beach, FL 33483
CVS Pharmacy, 2187 Howland Boulevard, Deltona, FL 32738
CVS Pharmacy, 10701 NW 41st Street, Doral, FL 33178
CVS Pharmacy, 2175 Main Street, Dunedin, FL 34698
CVS Pharmacy, 3501 West Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33302
901 North Main Street, Gainesville, FL 32601
CVS Pharmacy, 2780 NE 8th Street, Homestead, FL 33033
CVS Pharmacy, 5407 Blanding Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32210
CVS Pharmacy, 6005 Saint Augustine Road, Jacksonville, FL 32217
CVS Pharmacy, 9100 Atlantic Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32211
CVS Pharmacy, 2454 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy., Kissimmee, FL 34744
CVS Pharmacy, 7534 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth, FL 33467
CVS Pharmacy, 101 North Wabash Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33815
CVS Pharmacy, 1235 North 14th Street, Leesburg, FL 34748
CVS Pharmacy, 1200 North State Road 7, Margate, FL 33063
CVS Pharmacy, 17021 U.S. Highway 441, Mount Dora, FL 32757
CVS Pharmacy, 250 East Granada Boulevard, Ormond Beach, FL 32176
CVS Pharmacy, 11000 North Military Trail, Palm Beach, FL 33410
CVS Pharmacy, 1802 North University Drive, Plantation, FL 33322
CVS Pharmacy, 4301 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34233
CVS Pharmacy, 3709 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL 34234
CVS Pharmacy, 2811 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL 34231
CVS Pharmacy, 2703 North Ponce de Leon Blvd., St. Augustine, FL 32084
CVS Pharmacy, 1510 Semoran Boulevard, Winter Park, FL 32792

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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