COVID-19 Response

NACDS’ Anderson talks COVID-19, leadership and social justice at George Washington Presidential Library

NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson participated in a wide-ranging interview with Peter Cressy, director of the George Washington Leadership Institute of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon.

Bartell Drugs' 18th annual School Tools donation drive adapts to pandemic needs

Bartell Drugs, in partnership with local radio station STAR 101.5 and World Vision, has adapted the School Tools program to reflect the changing needs of students and families during the pandemic.

Hy-Vee to accept SNAP/EBT for grocery pickup orders

Hy-Vee is making it easier for SNAP/EBT beneficiaries to pay for grocery curbside pickup orders by accepting the program's electronic benefits transfer cards as payment at the time of pickup.

DSNTV: The Compliance Team’s Canally outlines new Pharmacy Testing Certification

The Compliance Team founder and CEO, Sandra Canally, outlines how the new certification works and what pharmacies can expect to learn from the program.

Pharmacy ready to lead immunization charge as COVID-19 vaccine efforts ramp up

Industry organizations are signaling that pharmacy can play a critical role in actually administering the millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses needed to curb the pandemic.

Longs Drugs to fill hundreds of positions in Hawaii

Long Drugs parent company CVS Health said around 100 of the permanent full and part-time positions will be hired in Hawaii in the next month.

Seqirus begins shipping influenza vaccines for upcoming season

Seqirus expects to supply up to 60 million doses of influenza vaccines for healthcare providers in the United States.

CVS Pharmacy to roll out PayPal, Venmo touch-free payment technology

PayPal and Venmo QR codes will roll out to CVS Pharmacies nationwide in the fourth quarter of 2020.

HHS Sec. Azar visits Health Mart pharmacy

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar met with ReNue Rx owner Raj Chhadua to recognize the meaningful work pharmacists are contributing to the fight against COVID-19 through test collection.

Rite Aid adds 6 testing sites in 2 states

The new openings will bring Rite Aid’s total COVID-19 testing footprint to 264 locations in 15 states, with the capacity to collectively carry out more than 96,000 tests per week.

A pharmacist with a mask spraying sanitizer on patient.

Health Mart’s Lyons discusses how independent pharmacies are meeting patients’ needs

In a DSN webinar, Nancy Lyons, chief pharmacist at Health Mart and vice president of pharmaceutical solutions and services at McKesson, highlighted how independent pharmacies are rising to the challenge amid COVID-19.

Hy-Vee pharmacies to offer drive-up flu vaccines

Hy-Vee announced plans to offer in-store and drive-up flu vaccines beginning Aug 17.

A healthcare worker giving a vaccine to a person.

APhA asks pharmacists, techs to lobby Congress for provider status

The American Pharmacists Association is urging pharmacists and technicians to tell lawmakers to authorize pharmacists as healthcare providers under Medicare Part B for COVID-19 testing and/or influenza on an emergency basis.

GSK shipping record number of flu vaccine doses for upcoming season

GSK will supply more than 50 million doses of its influenza vaccines for the U.S. market during the 2020-2021 season, an increase from 46 million during the 2019-2020 influenza season.