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A federal jury says CVS, Walgreens and Walmart pharmacies didn’t do enough to stop the flow of opioid pills into Lake and Trumbull counties in Northeast Ohio; Ohio will join a growing number of states whose highway troopers are equipped with body cameras; COVID cases remain high across Ohio heading into the Thanksgiving holiday; and more stories.

A Stark County elementary school closed on Monday after several staff members had reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine; the vaccine rollout in Ohio has hit a snag for some seniors, as those 65 and older qualified for the vaccine on Monday; Monday’s daily tally of new coronavirus cases dipped below 2,000 in Ohio for the first time since mid-October; and more stories.

A 73-year-old married couple from Akron, who asked to remain anonymous, and several others received faulty vaccines at an Ashtabula Walgreens store on Feb. 1 and will have to receive the shots again.

U.S. District Judge Dan Polster has added a new opioid trial to the calendar, this one litigating Cuyahoga and Summit counties’ claims against pharmacy chains. Polster, who is overseeing the thousands of opioid-related lawsuits, set a trial date of Oct. 13, 2020 in an order issued Tuesday. The two counties are amending their lawsuits to accuse pharmacies of failing to look out for suspicious prescriptions for opioid painkillers, with the judge’s approval.

Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, Oct. 2:Johnson & Johnson settles with Summit, Cuyahoga;DeWine pushes for vaping ban;Drug stores trying to…