A digital health company and a retail automation platform are providing COVID-19 tests via vending machines so people who need a test can get one quickly. Wellness 4 Humanity is planning to deploy the first machine mid-January at Oakland International Airport. The company is planning to place additional machines in locations throughout New York, Texas, and Ohio. Test kits will … Read More
Wellness 4 Humanity to deploy COVID-19 test kit vending machines
Wellness 4 Humanity, a social enterprise organized to provide easier access to COVID-19 infection and antibody testing, plans to roll out vending machines to offer COVID-19 home test kits, according to a press release. The vending machines — which will dispense EUA-authorized rapid antigen and RT-PCR saliva tests — will soon be available in major cities across the U.S., including … Read More
Wellness 4 Humanity Announces Plans to Roll Out First COVID-19 Home Test Kit Vending Machines in the U.S.
HOUSTON, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Wellness 4 Humanity, a social enterprise whose mission is to provide easier access to highly accurate COVID-19 infection and antibody testing, announced today that it plans to roll out the country’s first vending machines to offer COVID-19 home test kits. The vending machines – which will dispense EUA-authorized rapid antigen and RT-PCR saliva tests – will soon … Read More
Swyft & Wellness 4 Humanity are gearing up to roll out automated COVID-19 testing kiosks across the U.S.
HOUSTON, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Wellness 4 Humanity, a social enterprise whose mission is to provide easier access to highly accurate COVID-19 infection and antibody testing, announced today that it plans to roll out the country’s first vending machines to offer COVID-19 home test kits. The vending machines – which will dispense EUA-authorized rapid antigen and RT-PCR saliva tests – will soon … Read More
Travel Weekly Spotlights Swyft and Popularity of Vending Machines During COVID-19 Pandemic
Travel Weekly recently highlighted how vending machines are being placed in prominent locations — such as a hotel lobby — to capitalize on consumer preference for contactless, unattended retail. The article mentions Swyft, a company that has partnered with brands including Best Buy and Benefit Cosmetics, currently placed in airports across the U.S. Swyft’s partnership with CVS Pharmacy has resulted in placement … Read More
Next-gen vending machines gain traction in pandemic
Thanks to the pandemic-era push toward contactless services, vending machines are no longer relegated to second-class status, tucked away in small, nondescript chambers next to an ice machine. Instead, they’re nabbing prime real estate in a property’s lobby. Spearheading this shift in guest experience is automated retail specialist Swyft, which has partnered with retailer CVS Pharmacy to introduce its branded … Read More
Swyft to deploy PPE kiosks in NYC subway stations
Swyft Inc., a provider of unattended retail, in partnership with Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City, has announced the launch of Simply PPE unattended automated retail stores in 10 subway stations, including 42nd & 8th St. Port Authority Station, 34th and Herald Square Station, Atlantic Ave Barclays Center and Roosevelt Ave & 74th St. Station, according to a press … Read More
Pform Innovations teams with Swyft on PPE machines for New York subways
Pform Innovations, Llc., a provider of non-medical PPE, has teamed with Swyft, a provider of automated retail and retail automation, to provide PPE machines in 10 New York City subway stations, according to a press release. The pform reusable non-medical mask is constructed for extended wear and extends less than one-inch in front of the mouth to aid in easy … Read More
MTA Vending Machines Across NYC to Sell PPE to Battle COVID-19
Ten NYC stations, including one in Brooklyn, will be installed with vending machines allowing riders to buy masks, gloves and hand sanitizer. As New York pushes for Phase 3 reopening, the MTA has unveiled New PPE vending machines will give subway passengers more protection against COVID-19 spread, and fewer excuses to ride without a mask reports Patch. The plan was announced on … Read More
Check out the PPE vending machines that just arrived in NYC subway stations
As of yesterday, the MTA rolled out 12 PPE vending machines in 10 busy subway stations. The machines, which offer reusable face masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and sanitizing wipes, were installed as part of the MTA’s larger effort to keep subways sanitized and safe during the current COVID-19 pandemic. “The national increase in Covid-19 cases shows how important it is for … Read More