Mar 22, 2021 - Economy

DoorDash to provide on-demand delivery of at-home COVID test collection kits

Ivana Saric

A smartphone screen with the DoorDash logo. Photo: Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

DoorDash has launched a new initiative to provide same-day on-demand delivery of FDA authorized COVID-19 test collection kits, it announced in a statement Monday.

Why it matters: The initiative could go a long way in helping make at-home COVID-19 testing more accessible, as many Americans prepare to reenter workplaces and schools.

Details: DoorDash has partnered with digital health companies Vault Health and Everlywell for the initiative.

Vault Health's COVID-19 Saliva Test Kit or Everlywell COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit DTC will be available in "12 DashMart locations across the U.S.," DoorDash's convenience store service.
These locations include Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis, and Phoenix, and there are plans to expand to other cities later in the year.
Another of the company's platforms, DoorDash Drive, will power same-day delivery of Vault Health's COVID-19 Saliva Test Kit in 20 locations through the Vault Health website, allowing "thousands of patients on the Vault platform to get tested same-day and receive results all within a record time of 48 hours."

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