Health & Fitness
Rite Aid Opening COVID-19 Testing Site In Audubon
The drive-thru locations, including 10 across Montgomery County, will offer free nasal-swab tests to anyone 4 years old or older.
AUDUBON, PA — Rite Aid will open 317 new, free COVID-19 testing locations on Friday, including several in Montgomery County and one in Audubon.
The drive-through locations will open throughout Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Rite Aid announced.
Audubon's site is located on 2674 Egypt Road.
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In Montgomery County, other Rite Aid testing sites are located at:
- 1441 Old York Road, Abington
- 277 Dekalb Pike, North Wales
- 780 Route 113, Souderton
- 1035 County Line Road, Huntingdon Valley
- 2182 County Line Road, Huntingdon Valley
- 1205 Ben Franklin Highway West, Douglassville
- 350 Main Street, Pennsburg
- 820 Main Street, Royersford
- Limerick Crossing Shopping Center, Limerick
These sites are in addition to the existing six community testing sites run by the county government, located in Green Lane, Lansdale, Willow Grove, Norristown, Ardmore, and Pottstown.
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Like Rite Aid's existing test sites, the new ones will use self-swab nasal tests overseen by pharmacists. Each site will operate Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The testing will only be available at drive-thrus to ensure the safety of customers seeking in-store services. The tests will be available to anyone four years old and up, whether they are experiencing symptoms or not.
Customers are required to register online at Rite Aid's website to schedule a time for testing. Children from 4-17 may access testing with a parent or guardian's consent. The parent or guardian must be present for the testing.
Rite Aid is now operating 777 COVID testing sites across 16 states.
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