Flu cases up 23 percent over 2020, Walgreens data show
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 21, 2021
Nevada tops the list and Southern communities overall are showing some of the highest and most widespread flu activity, according to an index based on antiviral prescriptions data.
Retail giants wrap up vaccine clinics, launch new LTC services for ongoing care
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 23, 2021
CVS Health and Walgreens have completed their final LTC clinics, and are handing the reins to Omnicare and PharMerica to provide ongoing COVID-19 vaccination services in skilled nursing facilities and...
LTC vaccinators opt to briefly halt J&J shots while awaiting FDA guidance
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 14, 2021
Long-term care pharmacies and clinicians have temporarily paused their use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID vaccine following recommendations from health officials. Guidance is needed quickly in order to...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, March 11
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 11, 2021
At 5 million doses, Walgreens nears completion of long-term care vaccinations … Second vaccine dose acts like a booster in people who have had COVID: study … No effect of low-dose atorvastatin found...
CVS, Walgreens say they’re on track: First round of COVID vaccines at SNFs completed
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Danielle Brown
Jan 26, 2021
Pharmacy retailers CVS Health and Walgreens were both on track to have completed the first round of coronavirus vaccinations at skilled nursing facilities, the companies reported Monday.
First of two COVID-19 vaccination clinics complete at most nursing homes: CDC
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Alicia Lasek
Jan 25, 2021
Almost all nursing homes in the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care program have scheduled the first of two COVID-19 vaccination clinics, and 88% had completed the first clinic as of Jan. 21.
Experts urge providers: Start planning now to ensure extra shots of COVID-19 vaccines
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 21, 2021
Early this month, AMFM Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers celebrated the completion of second-round COVID-19 vaccinations at all 19 of its buildings — before many had even offered a first round and nearly...
CVS, Walgreens: Facilities can expect to finish first round of vaccinations by late January
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Danielle Brown
Jan 07, 2021
U.S. pharmacy retailers CVS Health and Walgreens both expect to be done with administering the first doses of coronavirus vaccines at long-term care facilities by the end of January.
COVID-19 vaccinations begin in long-term care, an industry first
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Alicia Lasek
Dec 21, 2020
Two months after most U.S. long-term care operators signed on to a federally run vaccination program, the first residents and staff members have begun receiving their shots.
Walgreens, CVS Health COVID-19 vaccinations starting at thousands of long-term care facilities
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Danielle Brown
Dec 21, 2020
U.S. pharmacy retailers Walgreens and CVS Health both began coronavirus vaccinations at long-term facilities late last week.