COVID-19 Response

Following guidance from the CDC and FDA, Walgreens, Rite Aid and Bartell Drugs are beginning to offer the updated COVID-19 bivalent vaccine to children aged 3 and older.

Test results are provided within two hours to help guide treatment decisions and prevent the spread of respiratory illness.

The Pilot COVID-19 At-Home Test, distributed in the United States by Roche Diagnostics and manufactured by SD Biosensor, will now include a QR code that directs individuals to covid19knowmore.com.

Starting today, all U.S. households can order a total of four at-home COVID-19 tests that will be delivered for free.

This initiative is the latest offering in an ongoing collaboration with Walgreens, DoorDash and Uber.

CVS pharmacists can assess eligible COVID-19 positive patients and prescribe oral antiviral medication at most locations.

Doug Long discussed where we are with COVID-19, cough, cold and flu, and RSV, medical claims, telehealth, channels of trade, generics, biosimilars and opioids.

With the impending “tripledemic” of respiratory illness, flu and COVID-19, NACDS is imploring the administration to plan now, extend the PREP Act and enact long-term solutions to ensure access to these services.

Free delivery will help accelerate access to COVID-19 treatment for underserved U.S. populations, Walgreens said.

The booster shot is authorized for people 18 and older who, for medical or accessibility reasons, cannot take one of the bivalent messenger RNA COVID-19 boosters.

Rite Aid is offering diagnostic testing for strep and a combination of COVID-19/flu tests in 250 stores in Michigan.

Among the retailers offering the updated shots are Walgreens, Rite Aid, Bartell Drugs and Giant.