Long lines form at COVID-19 testing sites with at-home kits flying off the pharmacy shelves

With Christmas Eve just two days away, the Omicron COVID-19 variant is causing lengthy lines at testing sites and rendering at-home testing kits nearly impossible to find in Hudson County. Testing kits typically available at pharmacies are currently backordered, multiple pharmacies in Jersey City said Wednesday. “My sister got a few tests, like not even three days ago she was able to get some,” said Allison, one of about 20 people lined up outside The Square Pharmacy in Journal Square Wednesday afternoon waiting for a test. Going to a clinic to get tested was a last resort for Allison, who dec…

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