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Pharmacies: Vaccine Mandate Could Skew Opioid Litigation Jury Pools

A mandatory vaccine ruling by an Ohio federal judge has an unusual group of protestors in the form of pharmacies, including Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid. The pharmacies are defendants in a jury trial on opioid litigation. They are objecting to an order that all prospective jurors in the trial be vaccinated — a condition that could unfairly skew the jury pool because vaccination rates vary by race, gender and political views. Adhering to the mandate could make it “less likely to...