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Quest Diagnostics doubles genetics sequencing to find Covid variants A Quest Diagnostics requisition form is displayed for a photograph at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton, Illinois, U.S.. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Quest Diagnostics said it has doubled the amount of genetic sequencing it’s doing in an effort to track new mutations and …
60% of nursing home staff refused shots, Walgreens exec says
Many Americans have logged on to websites before sunrise, waited in long lines and driven hours to get Covid vaccines. Yet in nursing homes, many people have reacted the opposite way to vaccination opportunities: About 60% of employees at long-term care facilities declined the shots, said Rick Gates, Walgreens senior vice president of pharmacy and …
Trump says US will be able to run 5 million coronavirus tests per day ‘very soon,’ despite shortages across states
President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will “very soon” run 5 million coronavirus tests per day, even as the lack of testing remains an obstacle for many states anxious to reopen for business. “We’ll increase it, and it’ll increase it by much more than that in the very near future,” Trump said when a …
Quest Diagnostics rolls out direct-to-consumer coronavirus antibody tests
A medical provider bags a completed test at the STRIDE Community Health Center’s COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at the Aurora Health and Wellness Plaza March 26, 2020. Andy Cross | The Denver Post | Getty Images Quest Diagnostics announced Tuesday that individuals can now skip a doctor’s visit and order a coronavirus antibody test online …
CVS Health to announce expanded testing at White House event
A man directs vehicles as they arrive at a rapid COVID-19 testing site in Lowell, MA on April 07, 2020. On Tuesday, April 7, CVS Health will launch the operation of a rapid COVID-19 testing site in Lowell, the first of its kind in the state. Craig F. Walker | The Boston Globe via Getty …
CVS hires Fitbit executive to lead consumer health
Pedestrians walk by a CVS store on November in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images CVS has hired Fitbit executive Adam Pellegrini to lead its consumer health efforts, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. Pellegrini will join CVS on Monday as senior vice president of transformation consumer health products, according to …
Walmart is piloting health clinic at Walmart Health in Georgia
Walmart, the world’s biggest retailer, is moving deeper into the primary care and mental health market, opening a new clinic called Walmart Health in Georgia. The company recently updated its website with a link to Walmart Health, describing its “newest location in Dallas, GA.” It also went online with the site “Walmarthealth.com,” where patients can …
