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Eric Bandy - Tumultuous 2020

Eric Bandy grew up in his family's pharmacy. After high school, he decided to pursue pharmacy and has expanded Bandy's Pharmacy to Salem, Centralia, Irvington, and Wayne City, Illinois. Throughout his interview, he outlines how the pharmacies weathered the pandemic. In April of 2020, they decided to close their doors to foot traffic and worked to make their drive-thru system better. They began offering PCR testing and in August of 2021, they were able to give vaccines as well. Bandy details the different ways he and his family responded to the pandemic. He closes with a description of his personal experience.