![]() ![]() ![]() Lynch said the company is focused "on priority populations, including vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic as well as teachers and school support staff." We're moving in the right direction."ĬVS said Thursday that from March 3 to 10, educators "accounted for more than 30 percent of COVID-19 vaccine appointments at CVS Pharmacy locations." "We're making progress from the mess we inherited. "I want to be very clear, not every educator will be able to get their appointment in the first week, but our goal is to do everything we can to help every educator receive a shot this month," he said. On March 2, President Joe Biden called on states to prioritize educators, school staff members and childcare workers for grades K through 12 to receive at least one vaccine shot by the end of March. The president does not have the authority to direct states on vaccine distribution but said the administration would use its federal partnership with local pharmacies to prioritize school workers. have received at least one COVID-19 shot and about 9.9% of people have received both doses of the vaccine. About 25.1% of the shots distributed haven't been used yet. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is administering the program.Īccording to USA TODAY's vaccine tracker, which is frequently updated, as of Wednesday, about 18.8% of people in the U.S. The vaccines currently are available only at select locations and for eligible populations, which vary state by state.ĬVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Kroger and other major retailers with pharmacies started administering their first COVID-19 vaccine doses in February as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 Vaccination. After previously expanding to New York and Pennsylvania, CVS said it also will administer vaccines in New York City and Philadelphia.ĬOVID vaccine at Target: COVID-19 vaccine now available at over 600 in-store CVS locations at select Target stores across 17 statesĭisney Store closings 2021: Is your closest location holding a liquidation sale? See the store closures list.ĬVS Health President and CEO Karen Lynch said in a statement Thursday that the company is "increasing the number of active stores and expanding to additional states as fast as supply allows." She said the company said it has the capacity to administer 20 million to 25 million shots per month. The new states are: Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah and Vermont. The COVID-19 vaccine is rolling out to CVS stores in a dozen more states.Ī day after Target announced CVS pharmacies in more than 600 of its stores were administering vaccinations, the drugstore chain said it is continuing to increase the number of pharmacies offering vaccinations and to expand access to additional states.ĬVS said appointments in the “newly activated states” will start to become available for booking on Saturday, March 13. Watch Video: Biden: US will have enough vaccines for all adults by end of May ![]()
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