CVS Health Expands Testing Capabilities Amid Rise in COVID-19 Cases; Adds 35 Additional New Drive-Thru Test Sites in California

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CVS Health now has a total of 142 drive-thru test sites across California, with 81% of sites in counties with underserved communities with greatest need for support

Expansion reflects company's commitment to increasing testing capacity as COVID-19 cases begin to rise

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Jun 25, 2020, 08:00 ET

WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In an ongoing effort to help slow the spread of the virus, CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today expanded its COVID-19 testing program by announcing 35 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across California. The opening of additional test sites on Friday, June 26 add to the 107 locations previously opened in California.

The opening of these new sites reflects the company's commitment to meeting ongoing demand for testing, as well as expanding testing capacity to respond to a surge in new COVID-19 cases. The nearly 200 additional test sites opening across the country this week are among the more than 1,400 locations CVS Health has opened since May and expand the company's testing capacity to more than 1.5 million tests per month, subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity.

In addition to the drive-thru sites, CVS Health has partnered with a number of community organizations to open eight rapid-response community testing sites across the country, including a mobile site together with Medical Mission Adventures, which will be providing testing in Arleta, Sylmar and San Fernando to increase access to testing for uninsured and underserved populations who are at highest risk for COVID-19.

"One of our greatest strengths as a company is our local presence in communities across the country, which enables us to uniquely expand people's access to safe and effective COVID-19 testing options and respond to a need for increased testing capacity," said Larry J. Merlo, President and CEO, CVS Health. "We continue to be grateful for the commitment of our frontline colleagues who make these testing sites possible and whose dedication has allowed us to keep our stores open for customers seeking supplies and patients who need care."

Nearly sixty percent of the company's 1,400 test sites across the country, including 81% of sites in California, are in counties that serve communities with the greatest need for support, as measured by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'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 CDC criteria, in addition to state and age guidelines. Patients must register in advance at CVS.com 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, 1676 W. Katella Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92802
CVS Pharmacy 11300 Ming Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
CVS Pharmacy 9628 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311
CVS Pharmacy 1745 South Imperial Avenue, El Centro, CA 92243
CVS Pharmacy 3340 North Texas Street, Fairfield, CA 94533
CVS Pharmacy 5995 East Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, CA 93727
CVS Pharmacy 574 West Lacey Boulevard, Hanford, CA 93230
CVS Pharmacy 2539 11th Avenue, Hanford, CA 93230
CVS Pharmacy 3208 East Florence Avenue, Huntington Park, CA 90255
CVS Pharmacy 800 Palm Avenue, Imperial Beach, CA 91932
CVS Pharmacy 82-270 Highway 111, Indio, CA 92201
CVS Pharmacy 4345 West Century Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90304
CVS Pharmacy 5030 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90805
CVS Pharmacy 906 E Street, Marysville, CA 95901
CVS Pharmacy, 16995 Walnut Grove Drive, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
CVS Pharmacy 23791 Washington Avenue, Murrieta, CA 92562
CVS Pharmacy 1101 Hidden Valley Parkway, Norco, CA 92860
CVS Pharmacy 1520 East F Street, Oakdale, CA 95361
CVS Pharmacy 1205 South Oxnard, Oxnard, CA 93030
CVS Pharmacy, 3999 Santa Rita Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588
CVS Pharmacy, 6750 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566
CVs Pharmacy, 3010 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton, CA 94566
CVS Pharmacy 800 North Westwood Street, Porterville, CA 93257
CVS Pharmacy 1810 Main Street, Ramona, CA 92065
CVS Pharmacy 1771 Pleasant Grove Boulevard, Roseville, CA 95747
CVS Pharmacy 347 E. Alisal Street, Salinas, CA 93901
CVS Pharmacy 6265 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92115
CVS Pharmacy, 821 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126
CVS Pharmacy, 1800 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose, CA 95129
CVS Pharmacy, 124 De Anza Boulevard, San Mateo, CA 94402
CVS Pharmacy 1599 Tiburon Boulevard, Tiburon, CA 94920
CVS Pharmacy 2175 East Bardsley Avenue, Tulare, CA 93274
CVS Pharmacy 1395 East Prosperity Avenue, Tulare, CA 93274
CVS Pharmacy 14426 Palmdale Road, Victorville, CA 92392
CVS Pharmacy 3619 West Caldwell Avenue, Visalia, CA 93277

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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