CVS To Hire 15,000 New Workers

CVS is hiring 15,000 new staff to prepare for an expected rise in COVID-19 cases during the colder months.

The hirings will include more than 10,000 pharmacy technicians, who will dispense medicines and administer COVID-19 tests.

The pharmacy techs may even be able administer vaccines, if the government authorizes proposed healthcare changes backed by CVS.

Business Insider reports that CVS is also hiring "several thousand" full-time customer service roles that will be carried out remotely.