Closings of two Walgreens raise pharmacy desert concerns
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1of11Buy PhotoA closed sign is posted at the N. Pearls Street Walgreens on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
2of11Buy PhotoClosed signs are posted at the N. Pearls Street Walgreens on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
4of11Buy PhotoExterior of the Walgreens pharmacy store at 444 Broadway on Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Menands, N.Y. The store will close permanently on Feb. 18th at 3 p.m. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Let These Stories Of Front-Line Workers Getting Vaccinated Give You Hope
“I just wanted to cry, I felt so relieved.”
After almost a year of death and isolation, everyone could use a bit of hope.
Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, who’s in charge of distributing Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccines, said he’s clinging to stories of people receiving their shots.
“This is the only light in the COVID-19 tragedy right now,” he told reporters at Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s press conference Tuesday.
Last week, he said, a woman in her 90s had her entire extended family on Zoom to watch her get her first vaccine dose.
After almost a year of death and isolation, everyone could use a bit of hope.
Retired Gen. Rick Hillier, who’s in charge of distributing Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccines, said he’s clinging to stories of people receiving their shots.
“This is the only light in the COVID-19 tragedy right now,” he told reporters at Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s press conference Tuesday.
Last week, he said, a woman in her 90s had her entire extended family on Zoom to watch her get her first vaccine dose.
“We all draw upon those inspirational moments every time we get tired,” Hillier said.