Boston city officials are calling on Walgreens to postpone closing stores, saying it will disproportionately affect non-white working-class communities.
Alto Pharmacy CEO Jamie Karraker explains how the digital drugstore plans to reduce prices in the U.S. on 'The Claman Countdown.'have accused Walgreens of racism after the pharmacy giant said it would be closing three stores in primarily Black and Hispanic neighborhoods. have for too long "treated Black, brown and working-class communities as though we are second-class citizens."
Councilor Brian Worrell also accused Walgreens of closing these facilities without conducting studies on the possible impacts or giving enough notice to customers. On Wednesday, the city council passed a resolution requesting that Walgreens postpone all closures of Boston locations until it meets certain commitments.
City councilors argued that having a Walgreens in the neighborhood was vital for many residents who do not have cars, are lowPeople wait on a line at a CityMD Urgent Care location on Nov. 17, 2020, in the Forest Hills neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York.
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