As the race for rapid tests begins, pharmacy websites are currently down and appointment slots already full.
“There is an internal server error on Jean Coutu’s network. Please try again in a few minutes ”, we can read on the home page of the Jean Coutu pharmacies site.
It was impossible to reserve a time slot in a Brunet pharmacy on Monday morning, we see on the company’s website.
More than 800,000 test kits are to be distributed as of Monday across the province in nearly 2,000 pharmacies.
To receive their kit, each person must make an appointment in advance at pharmacies affiliated with Jean Coutu or Brunet, as well as some pharmacies affiliated with Familiprix. As for pharmacies affiliated with other groups, including Pharmaprix, Proxim, Uniprix, Accès pharma at Walmart, Grégoire Arakelian pharmacies at Costco and Horizon Santé, it is rather a first come, first served approach that has been recommended.
The government provides Quebecers aged 14 and over with a free box of 5 COVID-19 rapid tests per month.