Local pharmacies prepare for federal vaccine rollout
"We have not received a list from our federal partners as of yet, but do anticipate it no later than early next week," Angie Ling says
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Updated: 6:30 PM CST Feb 5, 2021
Local pharmacies prepare for federal vaccine rollout
"We have not received a list from our federal partners as of yet, but do anticipate it no later than early next week," Angie Ling says
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Updated: 6:30 PM CST Feb 5, 2021
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IMPORTANT VACCINES. WAVERLE: ELMWOOD PHARMACY IS ONE OF THE SEVERAL LOCAL PHARMACIES THAT TOLD ME THEY ARE ENROLLED IN THE FEDERAL RETAIL PHARMACY PROGRAM. RIGHT NOW THEY ARE ON STANDBY UNTIL THEIR VACCINES COME IN. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS FRIDAY, I FOUND THREE PHARMACIES PARTICIPATING IN THE FEDERAL VACCINE ROLLOUT, INCLUDING ELMWOOD PHARMACY ON 52ND STREET, VIARX NEAR 90TH AND BURT. AND ASHLAND PHARMACY IN ASHLAND, NEBRASKA. >> WE ARE A SMALL PHARMACY AND IN A SMALL COMMUNITY. WAVERLE: PHARMACIST STACI HUBERT OWNS ASHLAND PHARMACY AND SHE SAYS THEY’RE ENROLLED IN BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL VACCINE PROGRAMS. >> DOES THAT MEAN I’M GOING TO DOUBLE DIP? NO, NOT REALLY. I WILL GET SOME ALLOCATIONS, AND IF THE COUNTY SAYS, OH, STACY IS ALREADY GETTING 100 DOSES OR 200 DOSES OR WHATEVER IT IS, WE ARE GOING TO PULL OUR ALLOCATION BACK. WAVERLE: ANGIE LING WITH DHHS SAYS NEBRASKA’S SELECTING WALMART PHARMACIES AND LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES LIKE ASHLAND PHARMACY THROUGH ITS DISTRIBUTORS LIKE AMERISOURCE BERGAN AND CPESN >> WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LIST FROM OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS AS OF YET BUT DO ANTICIPATE IT NO LATER THAN EARLY NEXT WEEK. WAVERLE: GOVERNOR PETE RICKETTS SAYS THERE IS MORE GOOD NEWS AT THE STATE LEVEL. >> WE BELIEVE YOU WILL GET MORE VACCINES FROM PFIZER LATER THIS MONTH. THAT IS GOOD NEWS, AND IT WILL BEGIN A STEADY STREAM OF VACCINES FROM PFIZER, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US IN OUR PLANNING. WAVERLE: HUBERT SAYS HER PHARMACY IS READY IF MORE SHOTS ARE ALLOCATED. >> WE WILL TAKE WHAT WE GET, BUT WE ARE HOPING TO GET MORE NEXT WEEK FROM THE FEDERAL. WAVERLE: THE PHARMACIES HAVEN’T GOTTEN THEIR SHIPMENTS YET BUT THE STATE URGES PEOPLE TO REGISTER TO GET THE SHOT AT VACCINATE.NE.GOV