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Sector Update: Health Care

Aug 29, 2025 10:26 AM

01:10 PM EDT, 08/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Health care stocks rose Friday afternoon, with the NYSE Health Care Index and the Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) each adding 0.4%.

The iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) was decreasing 0.2%.

In corporate news, CVS Health ( CVS ) is currently holding off on offering COVID-19 vaccines in 16 states due to the "current regulatory environment," The New York Times reported Friday, citing a company spokesperson. CVS shares were rising 0.8%.

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