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School. >> my plan is just put out there as a brainstorming device to let people start thinking about some ideas. but lets get going with a plan that will really get our people inoculated. >> reporter: president-elect joe biden tweeting friday, the biden/harris administration will spare no effort to make sure people are getting vaccinated. the u.s. came up about 17 million vaccinations short of the 20 million promised by the new year. if the pace doesnt pick up by the end of january, some initia...

Thing that you can be part of. a process we can transition into. it opens the window to show that anyone conservative. rob: she is sworn in. jillian: i will take it from here, theres an issue with the microphone. florida taking a step in the fight to end the opioid crisis filing a lawsuit against two of the countrys largest pharmacy chains. is this new lawsuit a good step toward ending the epidemic? here is medical contributor doctor nicole safire and just to be clear we said you thought physici...

First sign that i was in the swallowing yet another industry. well at the first glance it is a rather small deal and isnt this paying about one billion dollars that is a lot of money but not necessarily for amazon and pill peg to revenue. a revenue of about one hundred million dollars but still pick has licenses for pretty much all of the fifty states here in the united states so yes it is a serious step closer to old saw be a big player in the pharmaceutical or in the pharmacy business so it is...

Tuesday so they definitely could have picked a better time that stock lost almost ten percent in value but also other pharmacy chains like c.v.s. all right aid got really hammered here in the thursday session and then also wal-mart had an interest in pill peck but they got outbid by amazon and so also the stock of wal-mart under quite some pressure while the stock of amazon gained about two and a half percent its not going to be easy to really control this industry it is highly regulated but it ...

>> julie: so now more easy than it is to get your hands on opioids, it is to get a fix. is this going to save lives? >> its called a hot shot, by the way. its so important. with him coming out with an advisory, yes, he just said 49 states you can get it over the counter where . where i work, we give it out to every opioid addict who leaves the emergency room after an overdecembeoverdose. after this, it will be readily available. which encourage all pharmacy -- i would encourage all pharmacy chai...

>> julie: so now more easy than it is to get your hands on opioids, it is to get a fix. is this going to save lives? >> its called a hot shot, by the way. its so important. with him coming out with an advisory, yes, he just said 49 states you can get it over the counter where . where i work, we give it out to every opioid addict who leaves the emergency room after an overdecembeoverdose. after this, it will be readily available. which encourage all pharmacy -- i would encourage all pharmacy chai...

Ive seen theres such short supply, that youre scrambling to get it from your wholesaler. >> reporter: even with medication, the flu can kill. 7-year-old kevin baines died over the weekend in virginia. >> we tried to give him the medication and everything we was supposed to do, and he just wasnt getting any better. >> reporter: at grady hospital in atlanta, both the drug and bed space are in high demand because of the flu. >> every bed is full. so, not only are we full in the emergency department...

Largest pharmacy chains that combined will allow walgreens to expand its retail foot print to nearly 13,000 u.s. stores. experts say it means more pharmacies to compete with cvs and more clout with generic drugmakers. theyll initially operate under the same name but that is likely to change over time. and its friendlier skies again. a lot of bargains in airfares with the deals likely to continue well into 2016. its all due to a glut of new flights from low-cost carriers such as spirit and fron...

Major announcement from one of the countrys largest drugstore chains this week. in what could be called a watershed market, cvs said they will stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products by october 1. president obama praised the decision saying, quote, cvs caremark sets a powerful example. other pharmacy chains are expected eventually to follow. how will this decision impact the fight against tobacco use and the more than 480,000 smoking-related deaths in the u.s. every year? joining me n...

Chain. its got 3,700 outlets around the country and like other pharmacy chains in the united states, forever, it has been selling a lethal addictive product right there on the shelves in full display next to cough medicine and vitamins. its at the forefront of a real seed change in the pharmaceutical or the pharmacy industry. they want to reposition themselves as an extension of the health care system. they are hiring clinicians, pharmacists, nurse practition practitioners, people to help extend...