Walgreens

More than a dozen retail pharmacy chains have agreed to partner with the federal government to serve as Covid-19 vaccination sites under a plan developed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Residents in all types of long-term care facilities will be able to access the vaccine at no charge.

The Trump administration on Friday unveiled a deal with CVS and Walgreens to administer a future coronavirus vaccine to nursing home residents and staff free of cost. 

Walgreens is offering COVID-19 tests to main street consumers and big businesses.

Walgreens Boots Alliance returned to profitability in the three months through August as business gradually recovered in key markets that were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Walgreens disclosed Monday that some of its stores nationwide were broken into during protests in late May and early June, and that the perpetrators stoles prescriptions and accessed some patient information.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said on Monday Chief Executive Officer Stefano Pessina has decided to step down and will assume the role of executive chairman in the company.

Target announced it would be joining Walmart, CVS Health, Kroger and Walgreens in their search for single-use plastic bag alternatives.

The on-demand delivery platform will provide services for Walgreens customers in Chicago, Atlanta and Denver now, and will expand the partnership later this summer.

Walgreens Boots Alliance lost $1.7 billion in its fiscal third quarter as the coronavirus caused a sharp drop in sales.

Walgreens is opening hundreds of doctors offices with more than 3,000 primary care providers.

The news comes just months after the pharmacy giant paused all non-essential immunizations in response to the unprecedented crisis.

Store owners and managers are struggling to enforce coronavirus mask policies among customers.

Testing will be free of charge for those who meet the criteria established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Deliveries have more than doubled in Virginia, where Wing has partnered with FedEx, Walgreens, a bakery and a coffee shop.

President Trump announced Friday that he is declaring a national emergency in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and part of his plan is tapping into the resources of companies like Google and Walmart

Walgreens Tata consultants shared employee concerns that overwhelming pharmacy demands were leading to prescription errors and safety concerns, so senior leaders told those consultants to hide those findings in a report presented to Walgreens’ corporate offices earlier this month, The New York Times reported.

Walgreens Flu Index found that flu activity was up compared to the same timeframe in 2019.

Walgreens will pay $7.5 million to settle with California authorities after an employee was criminally charged with impersonating a pharmacist and illegally filling more than 745,000 prescriptions in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Investors appear confident that the US can manage Iranian threats.