CVS Health Expands Statewide COVID-19 Response By Opening 91 Additional New Drive-Thru Test Sites in California

Brings to 105 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 91 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across California. The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 29 add to the 14 locations previously opened in California.

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 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 California include:

CVS Pharmacy, 510 South Beach Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92804
CVS Pharmacy, 611 South Brookhurst Street, Anaheim, CA 92804
CVS Pharmacy, 4028 Lone Tree Way, Antioch, CA 94531
CVS Pharmacy, 188 Las Tunas Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007
CVS Pharmacy, 1651 Bellevue Road, Atwater, CA 95301
CVS Pharmacy, 915 East Arrow Highway, Azusa, CA 91702
CVS Pharmacy, 6500 South Union Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93307
CVS Pharmacy, 2690 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93306
CVS Pharmacy, 6601 Stine Road, Bakersfield, CA 93313
CVS Pharmacy, 3151 Baldwin Park, Baldwin Park, CA 91706
CVS Pharmacy, 1550 Puente Avenue, Baldwin Park, CA 91706
CVS Pharmacy, 1820 West Verdugo Avenue, Burbank, CA 91506
CVS Pharmacy, 2650 Gateway Road, Carlsbad, CA 92009
CVS Pharmacy, 2780 Esplanade, Chico, CA 95973
CVS Pharmacy, 21590 East Valley Blvd., City of Industry, CA 91789
CVS Pharmacy, 1794 Ashlan Avenue, Clovis, CA 93611
CVS Pharmacy, 84010 Avenue 50, Coachella, CA 92236
CVS Pharmacy, 901 South Central Avenue, Compton, CA 90220
CVS Pharmacy, 1299 E. Ontario Avenue, Corona, CA 92881
CVS Pharmacy, 2400 River Road, Corona, CA 92860
CVS Pharmacy, 2701 Harbor Boulevard, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
CVS Pharmacy, 657 Highway 101 North, Crescent City, CA 95531
CVS Pharmacy, 8400 Firestone Boulevard, Downey, CA 90241
CVS Pharmacy, 1030 Colorado Boulevard, Eagle Rock, CA 90041
CVS Pharmacy, 4330 Latrobe Road, El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
CVS Pharmacy, 5420 Dewey Drive, Fair Oaks, CA 95628
CVS Pharmacy, 2000 Driscoll Road, Fremont, CA 94539
CVS Pharmacy, 6800 North Milburn Avenue, Fresno, CA 93722
CVS Pharmacy, 455 North State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92831
CVS Pharmacy, 26059 Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA 94544
CVS Pharmacy, 155 Pacific Coast Hwy., Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
CVS Pharmacy, 16961 Beach Boulevard, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
CVS Pharmacy, 15520 Goldenwest Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92647
CVS Pharmacy, 16922 Bolsa Chica Street, Huntington Beach, CA 92649
CVS Pharmacy, 42150 A Jackson Street, Indio, CA 92203
CVS Pharmacy, 17625 Harvard Avenue, Irvine, CA 92614
CVS Pharmacy, 1151 South Harbor Blvd., La Habra, CA 90631
CVS Pharmacy, 858 North Sunset Avenue, La Puente, CA 91744
CVS Pharmacy, 44075 Jefferson Street, La Quinta, CA 92253
CVS Pharmacy, 6510 South Street, Lakewood, CA 90713
CVS Pharmacy, 846 West Avenue K, Lancaster, CA 93534
CVS Pharmacy, 474 Winton Parkway, Livingston, CA 95334
CVS Pharmacy, 25829 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita, CA 90717
1250 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90806
CVS Pharmacy, 3401 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
CVS Pharmacy, 5176 East Whittier Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90022
CVS Pharmacy, 1970 Yosemite Parkway, Merced CA 95341
CVS Pharmacy, 2020 West Briggsmore Ave., Modesto, CA 95350
CVS Pharmacy, 950 West Foothill Boulevard, Monrovia, CA 91016
CVS Pharmacy, 23743 Jackson Avenue, Murrieta, CA 92562
CVS Pharmacy, 291 South Coombs Street, Napa, CA 94559
CVS Pharmacy, 10945 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91606
CVS Pharmacy, 7200 Bancroft Avenue, Oakland, CA 94605
CVS Pharmacy, 4615 Frazee Road, Oceanside, CA 92057
CVS Pharmacy, 1980 College Boulevard, Oceanside, CA 92056
CVS Pharmacy, 869 Newville Road, Orland, CA 95963
CVS Pharmacy, 850 Oroville Dam Boulevard, Oroville, CA 95965
CVS Pharmacy, 425 South Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262
CVS Pharmacy, 3883 East Foothill Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91107
CVS Pharmacy, 1080 Sperry Avenue, Patterson, CA 95363
CVS Pharmacy, 8580 Whittier Boulevard, Pico Rivera, CA 90660
CVS Pharmacy, 1617 Canyon Drive, Pinole, CA 94564
CVS Pharmacy, 316 South Pacific Coast Hwy., Redondo Beach, CA 90277
CVS Pharmacy, 7400 Reseda Boulevard, Reseda, CA 91335
CVS Pharmacy, 211 West Baseline Road, Rialto, CA 92376
CVS Pharmacy, 6840 Lincoln Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506
CVS Pharmacy, 5039 Folsom Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95819
CVS Pharmacy, 2050 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA 95835
CVS Pharmacy, 2636 Marconi Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95821
CVS Pharmacy, 3710 Franklin Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95820
CVS Pharmacy, 2085 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95825
CVS Pharmacy, 6401 Mack Road, Sacramento, CA 95823
CVS Pharmacy, 602 North El Camino Real, San Clemente, CA 92672
CVS Pharmacy, 9225 Twin Trails Drive, San Diego, CA 92129
CVS Pharmacy, 120 East Bonita Avenue, San Dimas, CA 91773
CVS Pharmacy, 1204 San Fernando Road, San Fernando, CA 91340
CVS Pharmacy, 377 32nd Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121
CVS Pharmacy, 102 South Sanderson Road, San Jacinto, CA 92582
CVS Pharmacy, 1550 East 14th Street, San Leandro, CA 94577
CVS Pharmacy, 1302 West Mission Road, San Marcos, CA 92069
CVS Pharmacy, 997 Woodland Parkway, San Marcos, CA 92069
CVS Pharmacy, 26861 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, CA 91321
CVS Pharmacy, 1954 Durfee Avenue, South El Monte, CA 91733
CVS Pharmacy, 12444 Beach Boulevard, Stanton, CA 90680
CVS Pharmacy, 31771 Rancho California Road, Temecula, CA 92591
CVS Pharmacy, 1303 West Sepulveda Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501
CVS Pharmacy, 15180 Kensington Park Drive, Tustin, CA 92782
CVS Pharmacy, 1193 Admiral Callaghan Lane, Vallejo, CA 94589
CVS Pharmacy, 635 South Melrose Drive, Vista, CA 92081
CVS Pharmacy, 10048 Mills Avenue, Whittier, CA 90604
CVS Pharmacy, 19701 Vanowen Street, Winnetka, CA 91306

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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