Walgreens Launches Walgreens Test & Protect Program™ to Aid Businesses’ COVID-19 Strategies
17 September 2020 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Increased testing capacity to allow for more
than 500,000 tests per month, including results provided within 24
to 72 hours
To further aid employers with creating a safe and protected work
environment, Walgreens has launched Walgreens Test & Protect™,
a new program to aid businesses in their COVID-19 work plans and
strategies. The program is part of Walgreens’ latest expansion of
COVID-19 testing, which also includes increased capacity across its
testing sites to allow for more than 500,000 COVID-19 tests per
month.
Test & Protect gives employers and their workforce access to
Walgreens COVID-19 testing sites for employees. The program will
also provide businesses and universities with clinical guidance to
aid in their work plans and strategies, including ongoing
preventive care services such as flu and other Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention-recommended immunizations.
“Since the onset of the pandemic, we’ve been focused on
providing a safe environment for our customers and team members,
and we’re proud to bring our COVID-19 testing resources and
expertise to businesses as part of our latest expansion,” said Rick
Gates, senior vice president of pharmacy, Walgreens. “Working
closely with our lab partners, we’re also increasing testing
capacity to help ensure timely results for our patients, while also
improving access to testing in many communities we serve.”
Walgreens continues to prioritize its efforts in underserved
communities, with more than 70 percent of Walgreens testing sites
currently located in areas that the CDC has identified as socially
vulnerable.
With the additional testing capacity and overall expansion, the
vast majority of patients are expected to receive test results
within 24 to 72 hours, pending overall lab capacity. Walgreens
currently operates more than 220 COVID-19 testing sites across 49
U.S. states* and Washington, D.C.
Businesses seeking more information about Walgreens Test &
Protect can visit Walgreens.com/testandprotect.
* Walgreens does not operate pharmacies in North Dakota.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (walgreens.com), one of the nation's largest drugstore
chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), a global leader in
retail and wholesale pharmacy. Walgreens is proud to be a
neighborhood health, beauty and retail destination supporting
communities across the country, and was named to FORTUNE magazine’s
2019 Companies that Change the World list. Approximately 8 million
customers interact with Walgreens in stores and online each day. As
of August 31, 2019, Walgreens operates 9,277 drugstores with a
presence in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico
and the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with its omnichannel business,
Walgreens.com. Walgreens also provides specialty pharmacy and mail
services and offers in-store clinics and other health care services
throughout the United States, most of which are operated by our
health care strategic partners.
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