#CVS BINAX NOW FREE#
President Biden has announced a plan to distribute 500 million free rapid tests throughout the country, but that won’t begin until January.Įlsewhere, efforts to distribute free COVID tests vary community-by-community. Just be mindful of the hours of operation for both BPL and BCYF, which can vary from location to location. BCYF Shelburne Branch, 2730 Washington Street.BPL Roslindale Branch, 4246 Washington Street.BPL South Boston Branch, 646 E Broadway.BPL Mattapan Branch, 1350 Blue Hill Avenue.BPL Codman Branch, 690 Washington Street.Boston Public Library Central, 700 Boylston Street.At least in East Boston this morning, there was no line at all. Some branches, like Copley, have seen long lines. BPL is now suggesting that anyone hoping to secure a test call ahead first.Įxperiences will vary from location to location. Over the past few days libraries have been running out of tests within a couple hours every morning. Boston Public Library December 20, 2021Īccording to the Boston Public Health Commission website, residents are invited to grab up to one box of two tests per household member at the following locations in ten neighborhoods. This pilot program includes the following branches:Ĭopley, Brighton, Codman, Grove Hall, East Boston, Mattapan, South Boston, Roslindale, Roxbury Starting today, we are now distributing free rapid COVID tests in select locations. The effort is part of a state-run campaign to distribute more than 2 million take-home tests free of charge ahead of the holiday. Meanwhile, Boston has begun handing out free at-home COVID tests across the city, at Boston Public Library branches and locations of the Boston Centers for Youth and Families. So keep your eyes peeled for over-the-counter options as they emerge. (A colleague says a tip from the staff at a Somerville Walgreens that they expected to receive new shipments on Wednesdays helped her snag one this week). Consider asking the staff at your local store when restock day is. Pharmacies across Boston, expecting hordes of shoppers looking for them, have begun posting apologetic signs outside their front doors. So if you’re in a pinch and need a test this week, or if you’re trying to be as safe as possible about getting together with loved ones this weekend, what’s a Bostonian to do?įor one, supply appears to be a crapshoot at pharmacies and other retail stores, and any available tests are flying off the shelves almost immediately. Then over the weekend reality set in: Rapid tests, our best shot at catching the Omicron variant in time to keep us from infecting family members over the holidays, have gotten much, much, harder to find. I can remember watching as supply dwindled in NYC, and heard dispatches from friends about lines snaking around the block for the chance to get swabbed, but figured such a fate would surely not be possible here. The plan is to save it for Christmas Eve. I grabbed two last week, just to be safe, and a box of QuickVue tests-complete with a pair of nose swabs, vials of liquid, and testing strips-now sits on my desk.
#CVS BINAX NOW FULL#
My local CVS had at least two full crates of them available for purchase right next to the cash register. Just a few short days ago, at least out here in East Boston, rapid tests were in ample supply. When it comes to rapid at-home COVID tests in Boston, the situation has gotten pretty dire, pretty quickly. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)
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