With national pharmacies closing stores, here's how 'pharmacy deserts' can impact your health

Published October 20, 2023

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Yahoo! Life spoke to David Holmes about drug stores such as CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid closing stores across the nation. This may create a so-called pharmacy desert in communities that “leaves an empty hole for a lot of people — and that can impact access to vaccines and needed medications," said Holmes.

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