COVID-19 Response

The award recognizes individuals and organizations making extraordinary contributions toward improved vaccination rates within their communities.

The Biden administration will purchase an additional 500 million COVID-19 tests on top of the 500 million tests previously announced.

NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson noted that pharmacies have proven themselves again throughout the pandemic as the face of neighborhood health care every step of the way.

Kroger Health has administered its 10 millionth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Publix Pharmacy will administer booster doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to eligible individuals aged 12 years old and older as early as five months after the last dose of their primary vaccine series.

The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine booster can be given five months after completion of a primary series of the vaccine to individuals aged 18 years old and older.

The CDC now recommends that adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old should receive a booster shot five months after their initial Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination series.

People can now receive an mRNA booster shot five months after completing their Pfizer-BioNTech primary series.