COVID-19

The bus — which is equipped to vaccinate up to six patients at once — is on a coast-to-coast, multicity tour that kicked off with a stop in Washington, D.C., on May 15. 

Shoppers Drug Mart is making COVID-19 screenings available at its pharmacies in the Alberta and Ontario provinces of Canada.

Walmart, Sam’s Club, Publix, and Hy-Vee were among the retailers who announced that customers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can shop without a mask in its stores.

In his remarks on May 12, President Joe Biden said that more than 15,000 pharmacies are prepared to vaccinate newly eligible patient groups.

Meijer is opening three new stores in Seven Hills and Boardman, Ohio, and Westfield, Ind.

Experts size up the uncertain road ahead as consumers and businesses adapt to how the pandemic has affected the retail industry.

Hy-Vee, which has been offering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to individuals age 16 years old and older for several weeks, is now giving the vaccine to individuals age 12 to 15 years old.

Rina Shah, Walgreens group vice president of pharmacy operations and services, outlined the retailer’s vaccination efforts and its work to help improve access to health care for underserved communities in a recent DSN webinar.