Food delivery app DoorDash is expanding its services. It will now begin offering same-day delivery of COVID-19 at-home PCR test kits from companies Vault Health and Everlywell via its market platform DashMart.
Both COVID test kits received emergency use authorization from the FDA; Vault Health’s kit samples saliva for the presence of coronavirus, while the Everlywell kit uses a nasal swab.
The test kits are currently available for delivery in 12 DashMart cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Minneapolis and Phoenix, with more cities being added in the coming months.
“As many as 30% of people skip doctor’s appointments because they don’t have a reliable way of getting there,” said Dr. Marisa Cruz, Head of Clinical Affairs at Everlywell and former Senior Medical Advisor for Digital Health at the FDA. “The fact that you can now get a kit delivered to your door in hours, quickly collect a sample and drop your kit in the mail, and then receive an accurate COVID-19 diagnosis and speak to a physician about next steps in as little as 24 hours later is a significant step forward for public health.”
Vault Health’s test requires a medical practitioner from the company to remotely supervise your saliva collection via video. The cost is $119 and is aimed at both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. You can get your results in about 24-48 hours after the lab receives the sample. Test kits are sent back to the lab via overnight delivery (prepaid shipping included).
The Everlywell test uses a nasal swab and does not require remote supervision. The kit includes a pre-paid shipping label to send it back overnight. Results are available in 24-48 hours after the sample arrives. It costs $109 and is aimed at both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals.
“Our partnership with DoorDash unlocks same-day access to our easy to collect saliva COVID test, allowing a patient to spit into a tube and receive their results in 24 hours to get them back to travel, work, school and family time,” said Jason Feldman, Vault founder and CEO.
Learn more about each test at vaulthealth.com and everlywell.com.
And learn what’s available via DashMart in Cincinnati at doordash.com.
This article appears in Best Of Cincinnati 2021.
