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Walgreens to begin selling over-the-counter COVID-19 rapid test
1 minutes Posted Apr 19, 2021 at 2:00 pm.
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Walgreens announced Monday that it will begin selling an over-the-counter COVID-19 rapid test this week at stores nationwide. The Abbott BinaxNOW COVID-19 Self Test will be available for .99, according to Walgreens officials. It will be for sale in store, online and available by curbside pickup. Customers can self-administer the test collection using a short nasal swab (not the deep and invasive nasopharyngeal swab, according to officiails) and check test results in 15 minutes. The BinaxNOW COVID-19 Self Test is the most studied rapid antigen in the U.S., having first been approved in the U.S. for professional use in August...

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