CVS Health adds COVID-19 drive-through test sites

CVS Health plans to double its number of COVID-19 drive-through test sites across the country in the coming weeks, as public health officials warn of a second wave of the virus this fall.  Twenty-one new sites opened in Virginia Sept. 18, including at the following CVS Pharmacy stores in Henrico County:  3001 Lauderdale Dr., 9501 Woodman Rd., 8900 Patterson Ave., 7590 Staples Mill Rd., 1205 N. Laburnum Ave., 5001 W. Broad St., 8820 W. Broad St. and 12410 W. Broad St.

Patients must register in advance at CVS.com to schedule an appointment.  Children age 12 years and older are now eligible for testing at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru testing locations across the country. A parent or legal guardian must complete the online registration for all minor patients, and patients 12-15 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian when they come to be tested.

Currently, most test results from specimens collected at CVS test sites will be available within 2-3 days.  Self-swab tests are no cost to patients and available to individuals meeting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria.