{"id":93297,"date":"2020-10-19T17:26:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T14:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cvs-hiring-15000-as-it-braces-for-more-covid-19-cases-this-fall\/"},"modified":"2020-10-19T17:26:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T14:26:37","slug":"cvs-hiring-15000-as-it-braces-for-more-covid-19-cases-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cvs-hiring-15000-as-it-braces-for-more-covid-19-cases-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"#CVS hiring 15,000 as it braces for more COVID-19 cases this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#CVS hiring 15,000 as it braces for more COVID-19 cases this fall<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/cvs-covid-test-hiring.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n                        <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CVS Health said Monday it is hiring 15,000 people to administer COVID-19 tests and flu vaccinations as it prepares for an expected surge in cases this fall and winter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More than 10,000 of the new hires will be licensed pharmacy technicians who can give COVID-19 tests \u2014 and who the company hopes will also be authorized to administer vaccinations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAdditional team members typically are needed every flu season,\u201d head of human resources Lisa Bisaccia said in a statement. \u201cHowever, we\u2019re estimating a much greater need for trained pharmacy technicians this year given the continued presence of COVID-19 in our communities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some 4,000 CVS drive-throughs also serve as a COVID-19 testing sites across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many of these jobs are temporary, the company said and include pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants and distribution center employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In March, at the onset of the pandemic, the company announced plans to hire 50,000 employees in what it described as \u201cthe most ambitious hiring drive in the company\u2019s history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 15,000 new hires are in addition to those previously announced positions, the company said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CVS has been pushing state legislatures to allow licensed pharmacy technicians to give vaccinations. Only six states, Idaho,\u00a0 Michigan, Nevada, Rhode Island, Utah and Washington, according to a MarketWatch report, allow techs to give vaccines.<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/10\/19\/cvs-hiring-15000-as-it-braces-for-more-covid-19-cases-this-fall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#CVS hiring 15,000 as it braces for more COVID-19 cases this fall&#8221; CVS Health said Monday it is hiring 15,000 people to administer COVID-19 tests and flu vaccinations as it prepares for an expected surge in cases this fall and winter. 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