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Shrewsbury CVS Launching Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Pilot Program

SHREWSBURY (CBS) – The CVS Pharmacy in Shrewsbury is launching a pilot drive-thru coronavirus testing site.

According to CVS, initial testing will be limited to first responders and local health care professionals who "are on the frontlines of treating the virus and preventing its spread."

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Drive-thru coronavirus testing for health care workers and first responders is being done in the parking lot of the CVS in Shrewsbury. (WBZ-TV)

The testing site was set up using tents in the parking lot.

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Drive-thru coronavirus testing for health care workers and first responders is being done in the parking lot of the CVS in Shrewsbury. (WBZ-TV)

CVS did not say if or when the pilot program could potentially expand.

There are currently 218 cases of coronavirus in Massachusetts.

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