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Virus-Test Stampede Bypasses 10,000 U.S. Urgent-Care Facilities
- Urgent cares say they’ve been left out of virus testing push
- Untapped diagnostics crucial as U.S. aims to grow capacity
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America’s Covid-19 testing push has relied on pharmacies, hospitals, state health departments and even grocery chains to accommodate the exploding demand.
One logical option hasn’t been tapped: the 10,000 urgent-care facilities spread across the country. They say that while they’ve stayed open for business and ready to test even as patient visits plunged during the lockdowns, they’ve largely been left out of the equation.