CVS Health Expands Statewide COVID-19 Response By Opening 45 Additional New Drive-Thru Test Sites in New Jersey

Brings to 56 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 45 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across New Jersey. The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 29 add to the 11 locations previously opened in New Jersey.

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 New Jersey include:

CVS Pharmacy, 557 South Atlantic Avenue, Aberdeen, NJ 07747
CVS Pharmacy, 2311 Route 206, Belle Mead, NJ 08502
CVS Pharmacy, 5000 Route 42, Blackwood, NJ 08012
CVS Pharmacy, 440 Union Avenue, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
CVS Pharmacy, 3313 Brigantine Boulevard, Brigantine, NJ 08203
CVS Pharmacy, 3002 Mount Ephraim Avenue, Camden, NJ 08104
CVS Pharmacy, 1 Route 70 East, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
CVS Pharmacy, 9 Berlin Road, Clementon, NJ 08021
CVS Pharmacy, 380 Route 18, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
CVS Pharmacy, 1300 Woodlane Road, Eastampton, NJ 08060
CVS Pharmacy, 65 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07020
CVS Pharmacy, 1133 Inman Avenue, Edison, NJ 08820
CVS Pharmacy, 8 Eden Avenue, Edison, NJ 08042
CVS Pharmacy, 798 Route 202, Flemington, NJ 08822
CVS Pharmacy, 74 South Lakeview Drive, Gibbsboro, NJ 08026
CVS Pharmacy, 200 Route 33, Hamilton Township, NJ 08619
CVS Pharmacy, 524 Mullica Hill Road, Harrison, NJ 08062
CVS Pharmacy, 3391 Highway 35, Hazlet, NJ 07730
CVS Pharmacy, 470 Route 36, Highlands, NJ 07732
CVS Pharmacy, 890 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson Township, NJ 08527
CVS Pharmacy, 15 Boonton Turnpike, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
CVS Pharmacy, 253 Gordon's Corner Road, Manalapan, NJ 07726
CVS Pharmacy, 2920 Route 73 North, Maple Shade, NJ 08052
CVS Pharmacy, 483 Route 79, Marlboro, NJ 07751
CVS Pharmacy, 27 Morristown Road, Matawan, NJ 07747
CVS Pharmacy, 137 Route 70, Medford, NJ 08055
CVS Pharmacy, 508 High Street, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
CVS Pharmacy, 2257 US Highway 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ 08823
CVS Pharmacy, 5740 Berkshire Valley Road, Oakridge, NJ 07438
CVS Pharmacy, 911 Highway 35, Ocean Township, NJ 07712
CVS Pharmacy, 2988 Route 516, Old Bridge, NJ 08857
CVS Pharmacy, 394 Broadway, Passaic, NJ 07055
CVS Pharmacy, 4315 Marlton Pike, Pennsauken, NJ 08109
CVS Pharmacy, 4 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, NJ 08536
CVS Pharmacy, 900 North New Road, Pleasantville, NJ 08232
CVS Pharmacy, 881 State Highway 206, Princeton, NJ 08540
CVS Pharmacy, 2281 Route 33, Robbinsville, NJ 08691
CVS Pharmacy, 824 Black Horse Pike, Runnemede, NJ 08078
CVS Pharmacy, 11 Theatre Centre Street, Sparta, NJ 07871
CVS Pharmacy, 77 Route 206, Stanhope, NJ 07874
CVS Pharmacy, 1357 Lakewood Road, Toms River, NJ 08753
CVS Pharmacy, 1200-1248 Greenwood Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08609
CVS Pharmacy, 2078 US Highway 9 South, Upper Township, NJ 08230
CVS Pharmacy, 3629 E. Landis Avenue, Vineland, NJ 08361
CVS Pharmacy, 1239 South Blackhorse Pike, Williamstown, NJ 08094

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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