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Walgreens takes hit as COVID-19 vaccinations and test kit sales fall

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Walgreens sales fell 1.5 percent in the most recent quarter as the drugstore giant saw demand for COVID-19 test kits and vaccines decline. The retailer’s U.S. sales got a boost from an increase in the sales of cough, cold and flu remedies.

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