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Walgreens plans to launch bank accounts that will be available to customers online and at 9,000 of its retail stores in the second half of 2021, the company announced Tuesday.
The pharmacy chain said the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.-insured accounts will be available through a partnership with MetaBank. The retailer said it will use payments technology company InComm Payments Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) platform, while Mastercard will issue debit cards for the accounts.
Walgreens said the agreement is part of its alternative profit strategy one element in a broader initiative to launch new financial products and services that offer differentiated services and benefits to its customers.
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House passes procedural vote to move Covid-19 bill to final vote tomorrow morning
From CNN s Kristin Wilson
By a vote of 219 to 210, the House has passed a procedural motion that allows for a final vote on the Covid-19 stimulus package.
One Democrat, Rep. Jared Golden from Maine, voted no.
While just a procedural vote, the tally is a good indicator of how Democrats will most likely vote on the final bill tomorrow, which increasingly looks like it will pass on a close, and mostly party-line vote.
There had been some concerns that progressives would balk at some of the changes made in the Senate version of the bill.
Digital Editor Walgreens will sell Pixel by Labcorp COVID-19 PCR Test Home Collection Kits over the counter in up to 6,000 stores nationwide, beginning in spring of this year.
Walgreens is making another major health care investment during the pandemic, having entered into an agreement to sell Pixel by Labcorp COVID-19 PCR Test Home Collection Kits over the counter in up to 6,000 Walgreens stores nationwide, beginning in spring of this year.
Targeting stores that don’t have testing on-site, the kit will be Walgreens first over-the-counter COVID-19 testing option available for purchase in-store. This builds upon Walgreens and Labcorp’s recent rollout of Pixel by Labcorp COVID-19 PCR Test Home Collection Kits on Walgreens Find Care, a digital health platform available on the Walgreens app and website.
Walgreens said it s administered more than 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations
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Posted at 8:47 AM, Feb 22, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-22 10:47:55-05
Walgreens said it s now administered more than 3 million COVID-19 vaccinations at long-term care facilities and at its U.S. retail stores.
The pharmacy giant (Nasdaq: WBA) also said that it s completed administering first dosages to long-term residents at its facilities that selected Walgreens as a vaccine provider.
âWe have rapidly accelerated vaccine administration in long-term care facilities over the last month, and will continue to expand access to vaccines in our pharmacies as supply becomes available, said John Standley, president of Walgreens, in a statement.