CAMP HILL, PA. — Rite Aid expanded its no-charge COVID-19 testing capabilities with 317 additional drive-through testing site locations opening across New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, through its partnership
From Staff Reports
WILLIAMSPORT Three hundred and seventeen additional free drive-through COVID Rite Aid testing sites will be opened across Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey as of Friday, according to a Rite Aid press release.
Through Rite Aid’s retail partnership with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the new sites will have self-swab nasal tests that are overseen by the store’s pharmacists.
Locals can visit Williamsport locations on East Third Street, Lycoming Creek Road and Fifth Street as well as East Bishop Street in Bellefonte and North Atherton Street in State College.
These sites only have drive through testing and must have appointments that are scheduled online in order to receive a self-swab test.
From Staff Reports
Free drive-through COVID testing sites are available at 317 Rite Aids across the state, New York and New Jersey as of today, according to a press release.
Through Rite Aid’s retail partnership with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the new sites will have self-swab nasal tests that are overseen by the store’s pharmacists.
Williamsport locations include East Third Street, Lycoming Creek Road and Fifth Street. Others in the region are available on East Bishop Street in Bellefonte and North Atherton Street in State College.
These sites only have drive through testing and must have appointments that are scheduled online in order to receive a self-swab test.
Managing Editor
Rite Aid is once again expanding the number of no-charge COVID-19 test sites it operates. The Camp Hill, Pa.-based chain is opening 317 additional drive-thru testing locations in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania on Feb. 5, via its partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services.
The new sites bring the total number of testing sites operated by Rite Aid to 777 across 16 states. The company said that like the other sites, the new ones would use PCR self-swab nasal tests overseen by Rite Aid pharmacists. The sites are offering tests for all individuals 4 years old and older, regardless of whether they are experiencing virus symptoms, in accordance with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.