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Immunizations
Hartford, CT
Business
CVS Launching Pharmacy-Only Stores Amid Industry Changes: What To Know
CVS is opening smaller, pharmacy-only stores nationwide as it tries to change how people access medications and in-person care. The Rhode Island-based company is planning to open nearly 20 of the new locations in 2026, according to a news release on Monday, March 30. The announcement also included the unveiling of a pharmacy-only store in Chicago. The roughly 3,000-square-foot locations are designed to focus entirely on medical care through full prescription services, immunizations, and pharmacist support. Unlike most CVS stores, pharmacy-only locations won't have s…
Hartford, CT
Business
CVS To Open Pharmacy-Only Locations Amid Store Closings, Corporate Layoffs
CVS is rolling out a new wave of smaller-format pharmacies in select communities nationwide as it tries to adapt to changes in the retail world. CVS plans to open at least a dozen of these compact pharmacies nationwide in 2025, a spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice on Monday, Mar. 10. The pharmacy-only locations aim to improve access to medications, immunizations, and pharmacist-provided health care services. Each location will average less than 5,000 square feet, with a full-service pharmacy and a limited selection of over-the-counter products tailored to a community. "By taki…
New Haven, CT
Politics
Lamont Signs Bill Into Law Eliminating Religious Exemption For School Vaccines In CT
Connecticut has become the sixth state to remove religious exemptions from childhood vaccinations. Gov. Ned Lamont made it official on Wednesday, April 28, signing House Bill 6423 “An Act Concerning Immunizations” which removed religious exemptions for children attending pre-K - 12 schools, daycare centers, or other educational institutions. Now only select medical exemptions will be permitted for students entering schools and daycare centers. The legislation was passed with the support of two-thirds of the Senate on Tuesday night and was passed by the House last week 90 to 53. Lamont sai…
Bristol, PA
News
Changes Coming To Pennsylvania's
Covid-
19 Vaccination Plan
Updates to Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 vaccine plan are on the horizon. Cindy Findley, who helms the state's COVID-19 vaccine task force, is temporarily assuming the role of former PA Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine, who on Tuesday was nominated by President-elect Joe Biden as the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The new plan outlines expansions in the current Phase 1A which will now allow anyone over 65 and people ages 16-64 with serious medical conditions that make them more at risk for severe illness, eligible for the va…
Armonk, NY
Lifestyle
Should You Vaccinate Your Child Against The Measles? YES.
Measles, a disease that was declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000, has made a huge comeback. Measles is not a disease to be taken lightly. In many people, not just infants or the elderly, it can cause serious complications, even death. However, measles is almost entirely preventable with two doses of the MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine — a safe and highly effective vaccine. There is NO LINK between the measles vaccine and autism. There is a lot of misinformation regarding vaccinations that has caused some parents to choose not to vaccinate their children. Many think that there is a l…
Bergenfield, NJ
Lifestyle
Valley Health Pharmacy Now Open In Mahwah
Valley Health System has opened its third retail pharmacy at The Valley Center for Health and Wellness, located at 1400 MacArthur Boulevard in Mahwah. Like the pharmacy locations at the Luckow Pavilion in Paramus and The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, the Mahwah pharmacy will be a full-service retail establishment, accepting prescriptions from the public, employees and all who frequent the Valley Health LifeStyles fitness center or the many other services now offered at the Center for Health and Wellness. The pharmacy also features health-related merchandise, such as walkers and canes, and s…
Pascack Valley, NJ
Business
Hillsdale ShopRite's Remodeled Pharmacy Puts Emphasis On Privacy
A newly-remodeled, larger pharmacy with more privacy and health care services for customers in the ShopRite of Hillsdale is a prescription for success. The new pharmacy, located at 372 Broadway in Hillsdale, is now equipped with separate drop off, pick up and counseling areas, which allow for increased privacy for customers when consulting with a ShopRite pharmacist. In addition, the renovated pharmacy includes Inserra Supermarkets’ very first patient counseling room for administering immunizations, healthcare screenings and to provide enhanced patient counseling. Inserra Supermarkets owns 2…
