CVS and Walgreens have axed the limitations on the amount of at-home COVID-19 tests people have been able to purchase.
Both companies will be removing limits currently in place this week, citing improved conditions regarding inventory on hand, according to the New York Times. The changes will be seen at almost all locations across the United States.
As a result of CVS having increased its inventory of at-home testing kits, “those products at CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide and on CVS.com” saw limits removed, Matthew Blanchette, a spokesman with CVS, said on Saturday.
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A spokesperson for Walgreens said that due to “improved in-stock conditions,” the company had been able to get rid of its limitations on rapid test kits.
Throughout the pandemic, issues related to at-home COVID-19 testing kits have been common, with some rapid antigen tests being reported to produce false negatives, in addition to shortages surrounding the at-home tests.
Companies such as Amazon, Walgreens, CVS, and Walmart announced in December that they were placing limitations on the number of COVID-19 rapid tests that people would be able to buy, according to CNN. This came as the omicron variant of COVID-19, while less severe and more transmissible, was surging.
CVS said that it would be placing a capacity limit of six rapid tests per purchase for both online and in-person shopping. Walgreens placed a capacity limit of four tests per purchase. Amazon went with a 10 test capacity limit. Walmart limited customers to an eight-test capacity limit.
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Acting Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Andy Slavitt announced on Jan. 31 that the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services would be pouring $230 million into helping to produce over the counter, at-home COVID-19 tests with Ellume, an Australian-based digital diagnostics company.
The Biden administration announced on Jan. 14 that it would establish a website in which people could order free rapid at-home COVID-19 tests online. Each person was limited to ordering a maximum of four tests.
The Washington Examiner reached out to CVS and Walgreens for a comment but did not receive a response back.
