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CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. lost revenue as shoppers stayed home and skipped routine medical care. The companies spent hundreds of millions of dollars to roll out testing and vaccination programs.

Walgreens announced Tuesday that U.S. customers can start ordering products for delivery directly from the Uber Eats app.

If you need to do some last minute Memorial Day shopping, these stores will be open.

On May 10, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine became the first and only FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents in this age group.

The store reached out to each patient that was mistakenly given saline and rescheduled a time for them to get properly vaccinated.

Executives at Walgreens have said the company is prepared to vaccinate millions of Americans against Covid-19. Vaccinations have been ramping up around the country, with states expanding vaccine eligibility to more adults.

Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed a lawsuit Monday against Walgreens claiming it helped to fuel the opioid crisis in the state.

As the nation gears up for expanded access to COVID-19 vaccines, pharmacies such as CVS and Walgreens are stepping up security efforts against so-called “scalper bots” eagerly waiting to stockpile vaccine appointment slots.

Before joining Walgreens, Brewer will finish a three-year stint at Starbucks where she served as the chief operating officer since October 2017 and as a director since March 2017.

The U.S. fell far short of its initial goal of inoculating 20 million people by the end of 2020, with health departments, hospital systems and long-term-care facilities beset by supply-chain bottlenecks, vaccine hesitancy and confusing, scattershot systems for making appointments.

Starbucks said Tuesday that sales were recovering in China in particular even as the pandemic has necessitated continued store closures elsewhere

Brewer, 59, will replace current Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina on March 15.

Both companies have remained on track to meet their goal since receiving their first allotments in late December and have been updating the public on its progress. 

Walgreens has administered more 1 million coronavirus vaccines in the nation’s long-term care facilities and to other vulnerable populations, the company said Friday.

Both companies were tapped by the U.S. Department of Health and Senior Services to administer vaccinations to the high-priority populations ahead of the general public in order to stem the spread of the virus. 

The two retail pharmacy chains announced Wednesday that their COVID-19 vaccine efforts are already underway at skilled nursing facilities, which require a higher acuity of patient care, in 49 states.

Walgreens on Friday began to administer Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, which became the first such shot last week to receive emergency use approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

Walgreens announced that it has teamed up with 35,000 nursing and assisted living facilities nationwide to deliver COVID-19 vaccines, marking a "historic milestone and important step toward ending the pandemic."

Both companies are working quickly to be prepared for when the Food and Drug Administration issues a decision.

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