CVS Health Opens COVID-19 Drive-Thru Test Site in Grand Rapids
Building on efforts to help slow the spread of Coronavirus, CVS Health will open a new COVID -19 test site in Grand Rapids today, on Friday, May 29, at the CVS Pharmacy drive - thru location at 1550 Lake Drive Southeast.
This new site, one of 16 opening throughout Michigan, is one of 16 opening throughout Michigan, that were announced at Gov. Whitmer's press briefing Tuesday.
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.
Test sites help enable a goal of processing up to 1.5 million tests per month, subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity.
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 drivethru 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, Health- HUB and MinuteClinic will continue to serve customers and patients.
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