Drugstore operator CVS Health Corp raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday and said it was in talks with the U.S. government to administer coronavirus vaccines at its pharmacies once they become available.
) raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday and said it was in talks with the U.S. government to administer coronavirus vaccines at its pharmacies once they become available.
CVS also said it was working with laboratories to cut down the turnaround time for coronavirus test results, which had spiked in July due to a massive increase in demand for tests. CVS has been operating large-scale drive-through sites for coronavirus tests since April, and has opened over 1,800 sites across the United States.
Merlo said the company could apply the same digital health technology it had used for scheduling COVID-19 tests to vaccinations as well, once COVID-19 vaccines were available, to avoid delays.
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