CVS, Walmart and Walgreens are reducing pharmacy hours
Cutting hours is meant to ease workload for employees and deliver better customer service, pharmacy chains say.
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CVS To Increase Hourly Minimum Wage To $15
The minimum wage in the city of Los Angeles is already $15.
Walgreens Offering Same-Day Vaccination Appointments Beginning Wednesday
The retail giant announced that, starting Wednesday, it will offer same day appointments at all its stores and will take walk-ins without appointments at certain select stores, depending on availability.
Walgreens, Rite-Aid Now Offering COVID-19 Vaccines
The expansion of distribution to these two retail pharmacies will help more people access the vaccine, which for the first month and a half was only available via local public health clinics and super sites.
CVS Pharmacies Begin Offering COVID Vaccinations In Calif. Friday
CVS said last week that it was receiving an initial allotment of 81,900 doses to be administered at 100 stores statewide.
100 CVS Pharmacies Across California To Offer COVID-19 Vaccinations Starting Next Week
CVS Pharmacies will begin offering vaccinations on Feb. 11, and appointments can be booked starting Feb. 9. The supply for the initial rollout, however, is approximately 81,900 total doses and come directly from the federal pharmacy partnership program, CVS officials said.
CVS To Begin COVID-19 Vaccinations At Calif. Nursing Homes Next Week
It expects to distribute the vaccine to 15,000 nursing homes and assisted living facilities across California and vaccinate about 698,000 people.
CVS Opens Up COVID-19 Testing To Children 12 And Older
Patients are required to register in advance and make an appointment for the self-swab test. Parents must complete the online registration for minors, who must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian when they come to be tested.
Hacienda Heights Rifle-Wielding Robbery Suspect Wounded By Deputies After Wild Pursuit, Multiple Shootouts
Photos from the first shooting scene showed about a dozen shell casings littering the parking lot of a Shell gas station.
Man Killed, Second Wounded In Drive-By Shooting In Studio City Parking Lot
The shooting occurred in the parking lot of a Vons grocery store and a CVS Pharmacy. Police have no motive or suspect information at this time.
CVS Nasal Spray Recalled Due To Microbiological Contamination
A brand of nasal mist is being voluntarily recalled due to a microbiological contamination, which could be life-threatening in some cases.
Man Sues CVS For Telling His Wife He Had A Viagra Prescription
A man in New York is suing CVS after the pharmacy giant revealed that he had a prescription for Viagra to his wife.
CVS Will Stop Airbrushing Photos It Uses To Sell Beauty Products
The company said it would step away from using "materially" airbrushed photos to promote its beauty products in stores, online and in marketing materials.
$69 Billion CVS Health-Aetna Merger Could Mean More Services
CVS Health wants to do much more than fill your prescription or jab your arm with an annual flu shot.
Armed Bandit Robs Armored Truck In Granada Hills
The robber took off with a bag of cash and the messenger's gun.
Caught On Camera: Man Steals Victim's Car From Home In OC
Detectives sought the public's help on Friday to locate a man who was caught on camera stealing a vehicle from a home in Orange County.
Police Say Woman Delivers, Abandons Baby In Wash Behind Santa Clarita CVS
Officials received a 911 call early Monday that a woman had given birth behind a CVS in Santa Clarita.
CVS Drops 2 Dozen Drugs, Including Viagra, From Its Approved List For 2016
In the case of Viagra, CVS will only cover that drug's main competitor -- Cialis.
Police Seek Armed Man Suspected Of Robbing Multiple Stores In OC
Police sought the public's help Thursday to locate a man who is suspected of robbing several stores at gunpoint within Orange County.
Only On 2: Grammy-Nominated Star Outraged When 24-Hour CVS Refuses Her Rx 'Because Of The Neighborhood'
Kelly Price lives in Carson and is convinced the pharmacist meant the vicinity is unsafe because it's in a low-income area. She saw what happened as an attack on the community.
Pharmacies Experience Shortage Of Cough Syrup With Codeine As Many Fall Ill
Pharmacies across Los Angeles are experiencing a shortage of a cough syrup with codeine as the cold and flu season takes a toll.
CVS Stops Tobacco Sales 1 Month Early
As CVS sharpens its focus on customer health, the nation's second-largest drugstore chain will tweak its corporate name and stop the sale of tobacco nearly a month sooner than planned.
Panorama City Police Searching For Man Who Attacked Woman Near CVS
Authorities have released a sketch of a man they say attacked a 36-year-old woman last week in Panorama City as she walked to the drug store.
CVS Plans To Stop Tobacco Products Sales
CVS Caremark is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products at its more than 7,600 drugstores nationwide as it focuses more on providing health care.
1 Seriously Injured When U-Haul Truck Crashes Into Pharmacy
Fire officials said a woman was seriously hurt when the driver of a U-Haul crashed the truck into a pharmacy Saturday.
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