walgreens covid testing

Walgreens said a “temporary outage” affected its vaccine and testing appointment scheduler Monday as the company reports “unprecedented demand” for testing and vaccinations during the holidays.

Walgreens is offering free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing at various locations across the Chicago area, as more businesses and venues require negative results for entry.

President Joe Biden will call on schools to set up regular COVID-19 testing for students, teachers and staff, according to an administration official.

Deerfield-based Walgreens is now offering COVID-19 tests for children three years old and up, the company said in a news release Thursday. Parents and guardians can visit the Walgreens website to schedule an appointment and will be required to provide electronic consent and accompany a minor to the testing site, the news release stated. Once they arrive at the testing…