CVS drops limit on customer purchases of home COVID-19 tests

Pharmacy chain CVS has removed its limit on how many over-the-counter rapid COVID-19 tests customers can purchase at once.

CVS had previously limited customers to buying six home virus tests each in an effort to keep the kits in stock as the Omicron variant was spreading around the U.S., driving demand for the screening tools. The retailer said it has since increased its supply of COVID-19 tests, allowing the company to drop purchase restrictions. 

"We've worked with our vendors to increase inventory of OTC COVID-19 tests and have removed all product limits on those products at CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide and on CVS.com," a CVS Pharmacy spokesperson told CBS MoneyWatch.