- Additional states include Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina.
- CVS now administers vaccines in about 1,200 stores in 29 countries, the company said.
- Appointments for the doses in newly added states are available to book from Saturday, CVS said.
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As of Saturday, residents in another twelve countries may be eligible to book COVID-19 vaccinations at the CVS pharmacy.
This week, the vaccines rolled out to CVS locations in Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah, Minnesota and Vermont.
The company now administers vaccines in nearly 1,200 stores in 29 states and Puerto Rico, Philadelphia and New York, CVS Health said in a statement.
“We are increasing the number of active stores and expanding to additional states as fast as supply allows, with the ability to deliver 20 25 million shots per month,” said Karen S. Lynch, President and CEO, CVS Health, said. “We also focus on priority populations, including vulnerable communities affected excessively by the pandemic, as well as teachers and school support staff.”
The expansion comes as part of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program announced by the White House last month and stipulates that more than 40,000 pharmacies nationwide will receive vaccine doses to give to eligible populations.
In February, certain CVS pharmacy locations began offering COVID-19 vaccine doses in 17 countries as part of the program.
President Joe Biden announced earlier this month that pre-Ks should receive at least one shot of the two-dose vaccine by the end of March through 12 educators, staff and childcare workers.
The group accounted for more than 30% of the COVID-19 vaccine appointments at CVS pharmacies between 3 and 10 March.
The pharmacy giant separately said that the vaccination of vaccine at long-term care institutions was a ‘success’.
His pharmacy teams completed the completion of second doses at all nursing homes and that the third and final visits were 90% complete, CVS said. In addition, the second vaccine dose at clinics and other facilities was 91% complete.
The company administered approximately 4.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine through the Pharmacists’ Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to facilitate vaccinations for staff and residents on more than 65,000 enrolled long-term care. facilities.
On Wednesday, Target began vaccinating doses in more than 600 CVS pharmacies located in the store.