W.Va. (WSAZ) – CVS Well being has opened 5 take a look at websites at choose CVS Pharmacy drive-thru places in West Virginia, growing entry to COVID-19 testing in high-risk, underserved communities with restricted availability to lab testing providers.
These new websites will make the most of a no-cost self-swab take a look at for people assembly Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention standards, along with age pointers, with exams being funded by the U.S. Dept of Well being and Human Companies.
Sufferers should register in advance at CVS.com to schedule an appointment. Sufferers might be required to remain of their automobiles and directed to the pharmacy drive-thru window the place they are going to be supplied with a take a look at package and given directions.
A CVS Pharmacy crew member will observe the self-swab course of to make sure it’s executed correctly.
Exams might be despatched to an unbiased, third-party lab for processing and the outcomes might be obtainable in roughly 1-2 days.
The brand new drive-thru testing websites in West Virginia embody:
- 278 East Fundamental Avenue, Milton
- 1414 N. Eisenhower Dr., Beckley
- 885 Oakwood Rd., Charleston
- 505 Randolph Ave, Elkins
- 401 Marion Sq., Fairmont
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