AUSTIN, TX — In light of exponential coronavirus increases, CVS officials announced Wednesday the expansion of their sites to self-service locations across Texas.
The pharmacy chain will upload 44 more sites on Friday, June 26, at its 86 existing sites across the state, officials said in a notice. expanding capacity to respond to a backlog of new COVID-19 cases,” corporate officials said in a ready statement.
Officials said the nearly two hundred additional testing sites opened nationwide this week are among the more than 1400 sites CVS Health has opened since May and are expanding the company’s testing capacity to more than 1. 5 million tests consistent with the month, subject matter of availability of materials. and laboratory capacity.
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In addition to self-service sites, CVS Health partnered with several network organizations to open 8 immediate reaction network testing sites across the country, adding sites at Mercy Clinic’s South Fort Worth and Ibn Sina Wilcrest Community Clinic in Houston. testing for uninsured and underserved populations at maximum risk for COVID-19, officials said.
“One of our greatest strengths as a company is our local presence in communities across the country, allowing us to uniquely expand people’s access to safe and effective COVID-19 testing features and address the need for increased testing capacity,” said Larry J. Merlo, president and CEO of CVS Health, said in a prepared statement, “We remain grateful for the commitment of our frontline colleagues who make those testing sites imaginable and whose determination has allowed us to keep our retail outlets open for consumers looking for materials and patients who want care. “
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Officials noted that only about 60 percent of the company’s 1,400 control sites nationwide, in addition to 83 percent of sites in Texas, are in counties that serve communities most in need of support, as measured through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Social Vulnerability Index. The index tracks a variety of census variables, adding poverty, lack of access to transportation and overcrowded housing that can weaken a community’s ability to prepare for damaging occasions such as weed bugs and epidemics, officials added.
Self-monitoring will be available to others who meet CDC criteria, in addition to state and age guidelines. Patients will need to register in advance at CVS. com to schedule an appointment. Patients will need to stay in their car and will be directed to the pharmacy’s drive-thru window or a parking spot at some stores, where they will obtain a verification kit and instructions, and a member of the CVS Pharmacy team will practice the self-sampling procedure to make sure it is done correctly. Checks will be sent to an independent third-party laboratory for processing, and effects will be taken in approximately 3 days.
Testing will be conducted at any retail store, and CVS Pharmacy, HealthHUB and MinuteClinic will continue to serve consumers and patients.
Additional new sites in Texas include:
You can find a complete list of CVS Pharmacy self-service sites here.
More information about CVS Health’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, adding help for healthcare providers and physicians facing monetary and administrative constraints, can be found in the company’s updated COVID-19 Resource Center.
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