Walgreens has been added to the list of pharmacies offering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible Oregonians.
Walgreens joins Albertsons, Safeway, Costco and Health Mart as the pharmacies in Oregon that receive the vaccine dose weekly through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program.
Elderly Oregonians who have managed to schedule appointments at pharmacies have reported positive experiences after struggling to schedule appointments through the state’s vaccination scheduling website at mass vaccination centers such as the Oregon Convention Center or Portland International Airport.
However, it is difficult to get an appointment at a pharmacy. The participating pharmacies across the state receive only about 100 doses per week.
Walgreens said the pharmacies in Oregon received 8,190 doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, but declined to give a list of pharmacies that received doses, or say how many doses each store received.
Eligible Oregonians interested in planning an appointment can visit Walgreens.com/ScheduleVaccine or call 1-800-Walgreens. However, there were no available appointments within 40 miles of Portland on Thursday morning.
Customers can also sign up to receive alerts from Walgreens about available vaccine appointments.
Oregon currently restricts admission to vaccine for health care workers, people living in nursing homes and other care facilities, teachers and people 70 years and older.
– Jamie Goldberg | [email protected] | @jamiebgoldberg