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CVS workers strike at 7 Southern California stores for better pay and health care
Read full article: CVS workers strike at 7 Southern California stores for better pay and health careWorkers at seven CVS pharmacies in Southern California have gone on strike for better pay and health care and to protest what they say is bad-faith contract bargaining by the company.
CVS Health CEO Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its path
Read full article: CVS Health CEO Lynch steps down as national chain struggles to right its pathCVS Health CEO Karen Lynch has stepped down with company shares sinking 19% this year and the health care giant struggling on several fronts.
As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behind
Read full article: As pharmacies shutter, some Western states, Black and Latino communities are left behindUrban and rural communities have come to depend on pharmacies as a trusted care option and a place for advice.
Barefoot workers and cracked floors were found at a factory that made recalled eyedrops, FDA says
Read full article: Barefoot workers and cracked floors were found at a factory that made recalled eyedrops, FDA saysU.S. health inspectors found a host of sanitation and manufacturing problems at an Indian plant that recently recalled eyedrops sold in the U.S. The problems include cracked floors, barefoot workers and manipulated testing records.
Morning 4: Here’s the snow, cold outlook for Michigan’s approaching winter -- and other news
Read full article: Morning 4: Here’s the snow, cold outlook for Michigan’s approaching winter -- and other newsMorning 4 is a quick roundup of stories we think you should know about to start your day.
CVS pulls some cough-and-cold treatments from shelves: Here’s why
Read full article: CVS pulls some cough-and-cold treatments from shelves: Here’s whyCVS Health is pulling from its shelves some cough-and-cold treatments that contain an ingredient that has been deemed ineffective by doctors and researchers.
CVS Health lays out plan to close hundreds of drugstores over next 3 years
Read full article: CVS Health lays out plan to close hundreds of drugstores over next 3 yearsCVS Health will close hundreds of drugstores over the next three years, as the health care giant adjusts to changing customer needs and converts to new store formats.
‘The honor of my life’: Dr. Khaldun speaks out after stepping down as Michigan’s chief medical executive
Read full article: ‘The honor of my life’: Dr. Khaldun speaks out after stepping down as Michigan’s chief medical executiveDr. Joneigh Khaldun, the former chief medical executive for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, has been named the vice president and chief health equity officer of CVS Health.
Former Michigan chief medical executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun named new VP of CVS Health
Read full article: Former Michigan chief medical executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun named new VP of CVS HealthDr. Joneigh Khaldun, the former chief medical executive for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, has been named the vice president and chief health equity officer of CVS Health.
Nightside Report Dec. 21, 2020: Liquor licenses suspended for 5 southeast Michigan businesses, Judge set to make decision on Flint water lawsuit settlement
Read full article: Nightside Report Dec. 21, 2020: Liquor licenses suspended for 5 southeast Michigan businesses, Judge set to make decision on Flint water lawsuit settlementThe state agency noted that the action was taken against the businesses for breaking the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services extended COVID restrictions. In August, Michigan first announced a settlement of more than $600 million in the Flint water lawsuit. CVS Health announced it is launching a nationwide effort to help vaccinate thousands of staff and residents at long-term care facilities against COVID-19. As part of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ new COVID-19 order, certain entertainment venues that had been closed for the last month can reopen with limited capacity. Gretchen Whitmer along with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced both are ready to start reopening a lot of businesses Monday.
CVS to administer COVID-19 vaccines at long-term care facilities
Read full article: CVS to administer COVID-19 vaccines at long-term care facilitiesDETROIT – CVS Health announced it is launching a nationwide effort to help vaccinate thousands of staff and residents at long-term care facilities against COVID-19. That includes nearly 1,000 facilities in Michigan. READ: MDHHS using 2 ‘core, science-based ideas’ to decide what should reopen, remain closed in MichiganAfter healthcare workers on the frontlines are vaccinated, next up with be seniors and staff members at long-term care facilities. CVS will be vaccinating the elderly and staff members at nearly a thousand locations. Across the state, there are roughly 5,000 long-term care facilities with about 200,000 residents and staff.
The Latest: S Korea tightens pandemic rules over virus surge
Read full article: The Latest: S Korea tightens pandemic rules over virus surgeAmong those getting help are hard-hit businesses, schools, health care providers and renters facing eviction. ___Follow AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak___HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Gov. ___DENVER — Colorado’s legislature will go into recess soon after convening in January as lawmakers wait for COVID-19 cases to subside. About 7,000 Kentucky residents, the vast majority of them health care workers in hospitals, have been vaccinated since. ___CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia set another weekly record for positive coronavirus cases and deaths as it awaits an influx of vaccines from Moderna.
CVS Health to provide drive-thru rapid COVID-19 testing in Dearborn
Read full article: CVS Health to provide drive-thru rapid COVID-19 testing in DearbornDEARBORN, Mich. – The Michigan governor announced Tuesday a partnership with CVS Health to provide drive-through rapid COVID-19 testing in Dearborn. Gretchen Whitmer’s office, COVID-19 testing will be conducted in the parking lot of the Henry Ford Centennial Library -- 16301 Michigan Ave. -- at no cost to eligible Michiganders. Testing will be conducted using the new Abbot ID NOW™ COVID-19 test, which recently received emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the fastest detection of the virus. Patients are required to stay in their vehicles at the testing site. The testing process takes about 30 minutes from the collection of the swab to the delivery of results.