COVID Cases & Labor Shortages Along The Front Range Affecting Walgreens Pharmacy LocationsDENVER (CBS4) – A combination of COVID-19 cases and staffing shortages is leading to growing frustration with Walgreens’ locations across the Front Range. In the last week, viewers have alerted CBS4 to issues with long lines, shortened hours, and sporadic closings at the chain’s pharmacies. For more than three decades, Eric Braden has counted on Walgreens for every prescription, but lately he’s grown frustrated. “It’s really too bad to see it going downhill this way,” Braden said. According to Braden, long lines and a sudden closure kept him from getting an important prescription last Thursday. The next day, there was another issue. “I went back, and they had posted a sign saying, ‘pharmacy closed today, no pharmacist available,'” Braden said. Other viewers have shared stories of multiple day closures and staffing shortages at Walgreens locations near them. On Wednesday, the company acknowledged the challenges some of its locations are facing in a statement to CBS4. |
