CVS to Offer Rapid Flu, Strep Tests at 1,100 In-Store Clinics

CVS Health Corp. will offer rapid strep throat and influenza tests at its roughly 1,100 MinuteClinics by mid-November, the company said Friday.

The drugstore chain piloted this approach at its HealthHUB stores in Houston last year, spokesman T.J. Crawford said in an email Friday. CVS will expand the offerings to clinics across the country at a time when testing has become a linchpin of American life.

Since buying insurer Aetna in 2018, CVS has expanded the range of health services available in its stores. The company and its rivals are also becoming bigger players in the U.S. response to the ...