CVS Health Expands Statewide COVID-19 Response By Opening 36 Additional New Drive-Thru Test Sites in New York

Brings to 72 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 36 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across New York. The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 29 add to the 36 locations previously opened in New York.

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 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 or a location in the parking lot at a few stores, 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 New York include:

CVS Pharmacy, 16 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208
CVS Pharmacy, 885 Central Avenue, Albany, NY 12206
CVS Pharmacy, 1980 Kensington Avenue, Amherst, NY 14226
CVS Pharmacy, 715 Bedford Road, Bedford Hills, NY 10507
CVS Pharmacy, 251-21 Jamaica Avenue, Bellerose, NY 11426
CVS Pharmacy, 157-163 Robinson Street, Binghamton, NY 13904
CVS Pharmacy, 1856 Pleasantville Road, Briarcliff Manor, NY 10150
CVS Pharmacy, 6510 Brockport-Spencerport Rd, Brockport, NY 14420
CVS Pharmacy, 565 W235th Street, Bronx, NY 10463
CVS Pharmacy, 1688 Westchester Avenue, Bronx, NY 10472
CVS Pharmacy, 2320 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11234
CVS Pharmacy, 4112 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY 11234
CVS Pharmacy, 6831 Bay Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11204
CVS Pharmacy, 392 Kenmore Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14223
CVS Pharmacy, 1544 Crescent Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065
CVS Pharmacy, 726 East Main Street, Cobleskill, NY 12043
CVS Pharmacy, 3081 Route 22, Dover Plains, NY 12522
CVS Pharmacy, 9300 Transit Road, East Amherst, NY 14051
CVS Pharmacy, 1304 Fairport Road, Fairport, NY 14450
CVS Pharmacy, 12 West Ramapo Road, Garnerville, NY 10923
CVS Pharmacy, 270 Halstead Avenue #278, Harrison, NY 10528
CVS Pharmacy, 1253 Dix Avenue, Hudson Falls, NY 12839
CVS Pharmacy, 625 West Clinton Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
CVS Pharmacy, 1301 Ulster Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
CVS Pharmacy, 1100 East Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
CVS Pharmacy, 312 Fayette Street, Manlius, NY 13104
CVS Pharmacy, Route 44 East, Millerton, NY 12546
CVS Pharmacy, 211 East Sandford Blvd., Mt. Vernon, NY 10550
CVS Pharmacy, 203 South Plank Road, Newburgh, NY 12550
CVS Pharmacy, 202 South Highland Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562
CVS Pharmacy, 20 Welcher Avenue, Peekskill, NY 10566
CVS Pharmacy, 5 Main Street, Queensbury, NY 12801
CVS Pharmacy, 7568 North Broadway, Red Hook, NY 12571
CVS Pharmacy, 61-15 Metropolitan Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385
CVS Pharmacy, 2580 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14623
CVS Pharmacy, 153-01 10th Avenue, Whitestone, NY 11357

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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