A nationwide pharmacy chain won’t provide COVID-19 vaccine pictures in additional than a dozen states.
CVS says it will not present the pictures in 16 states, no matter if an individual meets the standards for the vaccination.
The chain says its resolution relies on the, “present regulatory setting.”
Among the many states impacted embody Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
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CVS follows state-level rules.
Nonetheless, in all however three states of the 16 states (Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Mexico), CVS says they will administer a COVID-19 vaccination, relying on the affected person’s age, with a licensed prescription.
In some states, pharmacists should not allowed to present vaccines that have not been really useful by the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.
CVS Pharmacy is providing FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccinations within the following states: AK, AL, AR, CA, CT, DE, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NE, ND, NH, NJ, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WY. States could change at any time.
Appointments will be scheduled on-line through CVS.com, by means of the CVS Well being app, or sufferers can stroll into our pharmacies and clinics.
Vaccine advisers to the CDC are scheduled to satisfy subsequent month.
Earlier this week, the Meals and Drug Administration authorized new COVID-19 pictures, just for adults age 65 and older, and for youthful individuals with an elevated danger for a extreme case of the virus.
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