More than 1,000 Walmart and Sam's Club pharmacies in 22 states are getting federal vaccine allocations, with the shots slated to be given starting on February 12. "As more supply becomes available the company will expand to additional states while increasing the number of stores offering vaccinations," said the chain, which operates nearly 10,000 pharmacies nationwide. Separately, CVS is using state allocations of the vaccine to offer in-store vaccinations to eligible populations in Indiana and Ohio. Top Pfizer scientist discusses COVID-19 vaccine's efficacy and new variants 08:23ĬVS' initial rollout involves about 250,000 total doses to be given to eligible people in California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode island, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Those without online access can call (800) 746-4287.
Initially slated to begin on February 11, CVS bumped the start of its in-pharmacy vaccination effort to the following day at a limited number of locations in 11 states, with the company booking appointments through its scheduling system on CVS.com or the CVS Pharmacy app. Walgreens is also administering the vaccine with local allotments in parts of Arkansas, California, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nevada, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas, it said. The CDC is shipping a limited number of doses to Walgreens in Chicago and other parts of Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York and New York City, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, Vermont, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
Consumers can use Walgreens' appointment scheduler, although the system reportedly experienced a temporary outage. Walgreens planned to give a limited count of COVID-19 vaccinations across 15 states and jurisdictions as part of the federal program starting February 12, with healthcare workers, those 65 and older and people with pre-existing conditions among the potential candidates, depending on state guidelines. Hilcrest's owners, Adam and Traci Bayer, reported between 500 and 1,000 patients on their wait list, he added. Most of the pharmacy's patients can't travel to large vaccination clinics, an Amerisource spokesperson told CBS MoneyWatch. The rural town of 11,000 has a sizable elderly population, with the pharmacy having many Medicare patients. Look up your state here.Īt Hillcrest Pharmacy in Vernon, Texas, the first federal shipment of Moderna vaccine arrived February 11 at 3 p.m., and pharmacy staff were vaccinating patients by 3:30 p.m., according to AmerisourceBergen, a drug wholesale company and cooperative of 4,500 independently owned pharmacies.
Shipments of the vaccine are going to Hy-Vee and CPESN USA locations in Iowa, and to Albertsons, Costco and Health Mart pharmacies in Washington state. In Alabama, for example, Walmart pharmacies will get federal shipments of the vaccine, while in California, CVS and Rite Aid are expected to receive doses. "We are not able to confirm how many doses will be provided weekly to pharmacy partners during future weeks, but weekly allocations are anticipated to eventually increase as the vaccine supply increases," a CDC spokesman said in an email to CBS MoneyWatch. The pharmacies taking part vary by state, with the CDC offering a state-by-state accounting of which retailers will be getting vaccine doses this week. Hillcrest Pharmacy in Vernon, TexasĪll told, the federal government is partnering with 21 national pharmacy chains and independent networks to increase access to COVID-19 vaccines across the U.S., according to the agency. Consumers can check appointment availability here.Īs of Tuesday, Kroger Health had administered more than 380,000 COVID-19 vaccines in 25 states to essential health care workers, skilled-nursing facilities, elderly populations, educators and eligible associates, the company said.
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Kroger pharmacies have a limited supply of the vaccine and are offering it now at some locations in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin, according to an update from the company. "If all pharmacy locations begin to receive doses of the vaccine, Kroger Health could administer an average of nearly 500,000 vaccinations per week," it stated in a news release.
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