All New York Kinney Drugs pharmacies will receive initial doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to administer only to those age 75 years old and older.
CVS Health and Walgreens said they expect to complete the administration of COVID-19 vaccines in skilled long-term care facilities nationwide by Jan. 25.
Former Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb is appearing on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and in the pages of The Wall Street Journal to urge the government to use pharmacies to speed up COVID-19 vaccine delivery.
Giant Food pharmacies near the nation’s capital have begun offering healthcare workers who work in senior group-home settings an initial supply of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at its stores.
Kroger Health said that it would be administering its first vaccine doses to healthcare workers in Juneau and Anchorage, Alaska in partnership with the state's government.
The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for a second COVID-19 vaccine in the United States to be distributed in the coming week.
