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Marbry Gansle of Loudonville waits outside the Central Ave. Pharmacy for her COVID-19 test results on Monday in Albany. Gansle returned from a trip to Florida and needed to get tested now that she is back in New York state. Gansle came to the Central Ave. Pharmacy because she could get results the same day.
(Times Union â Paul Buckowski) ALBANY Most mornings, 70 to 80 people stand in line outside Central Ave Pharmacy waiting to get a COVID-19 rapid test, and get the results 15 minutes later. The pharmacy is one of the only places in the city offering walk-in, free-of-charge, rapid tests. They only offer 100 tests a day, and every day all 100 are administered. By 11 in the morning, the 100 testing slots are filled.
Independent pharmacies at forefront of expanding access to fast COVID tests
Pharmacists administer state-provided tests but face insurance roadblocks and masses of panicked patients
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Marbry Gansle of Loudonville waits outside the Central Ave. Pharmacy for her Covid-19 test results on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Gansle returned from a trip to Florida and needed to get tested now that she is back in New York State. Gansle came to the Central Ave. Pharmacy because she could get results the same day. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckowski/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Marbry Gansle of Loudonville waits outside the Central Ave. Pharmacy for her Covid-19 test results on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in Albany, N.Y. Gansle returned from a trip to Florida and needed to get tested now that she is back in New York State. Gansle came to the Central Ave. Pharmacy because she could get results the same day. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union)Paul Buckow