Pharmacy operators
Allina Health makes flu shot for employees mandatory

Jun. 25, 2021 07:57 AM EDT
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Allina Health says the flu shot will be mandatory for all employees, starting this flu season. The new policy will also...

A medical worker wearing protective gear escorts a man, suspected of having coronavirus, at a hospital in Kommunarka, outside Moscow, Russia, Monday, June 21, 2021. Russia's national coronavirus taskforce on Saturday reported 17,378 new infection cases, more than double the daily tally from early June - more than half of them in Moscow, where the infection numbers have tripled this month. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
As infections soar, Siberian region imposes 2-week lockdown

Jun. 23, 2021 12:36 PM EDT

Iowa to shutter state-run coronavirus Test Iowa in July

By David Pitt Jun. 16, 2021 06:03 PM EDT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The state of Iowa is ending its coronavirus testing program next month saying demand has fallen for testing at the state-funded drive...

Kentucky AG sues CVS Health over state's opioid problems

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 02, 2021 11:37 AM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's attorney general on Wednesday sued CVS Health, accusing its pharmacy chain of flooding the state with prescription opioids...

CVS offers luxury prizes as coronavirus vaccine incentives

May. 27, 2021 10:44 AM EDT
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — CVS is offering luxury vacations, cruises, concert tickets, a Super Bowl trip and other prizes to eligible customers who get a...

Pedestrians, some wearing masks out of concern for the coronavirus, left, while others, right, go without masks, while walking in the Harvard Square neighborhood, of Cambridge, Mass., Sunday, May 23, 2021. Massachusetts officials say the number of people fully vaccinated against coronavirus in the state is approaching 50%. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
About half fully vaccinated in MA; NH gets ready for beach

May. 23, 2021 10:33 AM EDT

Rhode Island to offer vaccines to out-of-state visitors

By Mark Pratt May. 13, 2021 10:22 AM EDT
Anyone who visits Rhode Island will soon be able to get a coronavirus vaccine, and nightclubs will be allowed to open at full capacity by the end of May if...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press conference at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, N.Y., where the Toronto Blue Jays are scheduled to play several home games due to restrictions in cross-border travel between the U.S. and Canada on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Derek Gee/The Buffalo News via AP)
New York approves vaccinations of kids aged 12 to 15

By Marina Villeneuve May. 12, 2021 02:15 PM EDT

In this April 7, 2021 photo, a senior receives the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at the Aaron E. Henry Community Health Service Center, in Clarksdale, Miss. Medicare will require nursing homes to report COVID-19 vaccination rates for residents and staff, the government said Tuesday, in what officials hope will become an incentive to keep giving shots even as the worst ravages of the pandemic ease in facilities across the land.(AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Medicare requires nursing homes to report COVID vaccinations

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar May. 11, 2021 11:15 AM EDT

People line up to receive a Johnson & Johnson vaccine at the one-time pop-up vaccination site located 16th Street beach on the sand on Sunday, May 2, 2021 in Miami Beach. The one-time vaccination site made possible by Miami Beach Commissioner David Richardson and the Florida Division of Emergency Management will administer up to 250 Johnson & Johnson vaccines. (David Santiago/Miami Herald via AP)
Publix pharmacies offer walk-in COVID vaccines in 7 states

May. 10, 2021 10:13 AM EDT

CVS Pharmacy on Moosic Street is illuminated at night, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, in Scranton, Pa. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)
After an 11% profit spike, CVS outlook for 2021 grows rosy

By Tom Murphy May. 04, 2021 07:02 AM EDT

Pennsylvania sending COVID-19 vaccines to more providers

Apr. 28, 2021 03:35 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — COVID-19 vaccines will be sent to more providers in Pennsylvania, widening the distribution network this week to include doctors, small...

Pace of virus vaccinations slows across Nebraska

Apr. 27, 2021 11:42 AM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The pace of coronavirus vaccinations is slowing down across Nebraska as the state reported less than 100,000 shots were given in a week for...

Gov. Baker urges younger people to get COVID-19 vaccine

Apr. 26, 2021 11:36 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Emerging COVID-19 variants have been hitting younger people more seriously than earlier strains of the disease last year, Gov. Charlie Baker said...

Walgreens pharmacy distributes saline, not vaccine, to 22

Apr. 19, 2021 01:29 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Walgreens pharmacy in a North Carolina town gave a small number of people an injection of saline instead of a COVID-19 vaccine last...

A Muslim vendor wearing protective mask waiting for customers at a Ramadan bazaar, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, April 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
The Latest: Schools reopen in Mexico's Campeche state

By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 04:58 AM EDT

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a news conference Sunday, April 4, 2021, at the Manatee County Emergency Management office in Palmetto, Fla. DeSantis declared a state of emergency Saturday after a leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted water. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Florida governor rebuts vaccine 'pay-to-play' report on CBS

By Mike Schneider And Terry Spencer Apr. 06, 2021 04:06 PM EDT

Nevada regulators tie casino capacity to worker vaccinations

Apr. 03, 2021 04:34 PM EDT
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada regulators say casinos seeking the state's OK to raise the current gambling floor occupancy limit above 50% must take steps to...

Craig Rawls, an Army National Guardsman, right, speaks with his wife Chris Rawls, with only a face mask as a protective garment at the Mississippi State Veterans Home in Collins, Miss., as part of Operation "Family Reunion," Thursday, April 1, 2021. Due to the relaxation of protocols designed to slow the spread of coronavirus, the veterans home allowed indoor, in-person visits between veterans and two family members without the use of PPE for the first time since March of 2020. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
The Latest: Navajo Nation reports 4 new virus deaths

By The Associated Press Apr. 03, 2021 06:19 AM EDT

Nebraska Gov. Ricketts to get coronavirus vaccine Saturday

Apr. 01, 2021 12:13 PM EDT
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts will get his first coronavirus vaccination shot on Saturday at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha. The 56...