Beginning tomorrow, Friday, February 12th, you will be able to obtain a free self-swab COVID-19 test at the Rite Aid pharmacy center on Paw Paw Lake Road in Coloma. That site is one of 441 additional Rite Aid drive-thru locations being added tomorrow through the retailers partnership with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
The new testing sites, including the Rite Aid at 6535 Paw Paw Lake Road in Coloma, will increase Rite Aid’s capacity for COVID-19 testing services in Michigan as well as in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Maryland, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia and Washington.
Like Rite Aid’s existing drive-through testing sites, the new locations will utilize PCR, simple self-swab nasal tests overseen by Rite Aid pharmacists and will operate Monday through Friday from 10 am – 8 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10 am – 5 pm. Rite Aid’s COVID-19 nasal tests are available for all individuals four years of age and older, regardless if they are experiencing virus symptoms, in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance.
At all testing locations, customers are required to pre-register online at http://www.riteaid.com in order to schedule a time slot for testing. Individuals ages 4-17 may access testing with parent or legal guardian consent. Additionally, a parent or legal guardian must be in attendance and bring their photo ID to the testing appointment with the minor.
Now operating more than 1,200 testing sites across 16 states, Rite Aid is expanding access to essential testing services across more communities while ensuring the safety of in-store customers by offering testing exclusively via the drive-through. A complete list of Rite Aid’s COVID-19 testing sites can also be found at the Rite Aid link above.
Jocelyn Konrad, Executive Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer for Rite Aid, says, “Testing is an essential tool in the battle against COVID-19,” and adds, “With the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines ramping up, it’s imperative that getting tested remains a priority with other COVID-19 safety prevention methods.”
Rite Aid partners with Verily and its Baseline COVID-19 Testing Program to provide screening, scheduling and return of results to participants for Rite Aid testing sites.
BioReference Laboratories provides COVID-19 laboratory testing.
Clinical oversight for the COVID-19 testing program is provided by PWNHealth, a national clinician network that enables safe and easy access to diagnostic testing.
Rite Aid Corporation is on the front lines of delivering healthcare services and retail products to more than 1.6 million Americans daily. Their pharmacists are uniquely positioned to engage with customers and improve their health outcomes, providing an array of whole-being health products and services for the entire family through more than 2,400 retail pharmacy locations across 17 states.
