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- CDC Expands Free COVID-19 Testing to 20,000 Sites
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Expansion of Screening and Diagnostics Task Force increased the availability of free COVID-19 testing access to vulnerable populations and economically depressed communities across the United States. The expansion will include free testing at 20,000 pharmacy sites by March 2022, the CDC announced on February 9. The CAP supports expanding health care access to underserved and disadvantaged communities nationwide.
The CDC has partnered with eTrueNorth (eTN) to perform the waived testing. The CDC task force said the sites chosen include those in communities that have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. At present, there are about 10,500 free testing sites.