Walgreens to sell LabCorp COVID-19 PCR test over the counter

Walgreens will sell a COVID-19 PCR test made by LabCorp over the counter in as many as 6,000 of its stores starting this spring, the retail pharmacy giant said Feb. 24

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Walgreens will sell Labcorp’s Pixel test at stores that don’t currently have on-site testing.

Customers 18 years and older can purchase a test at the pharmacy counter without a prescription. The test is self-administered and uses a short nasal swab. Customers then send the sample back to LabCorp for processing. 

If a test is positive, LabCorp directs a healthcare staff member to contact the patient to discuss next steps, Walgreens said. 

Read the full news release here

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