Rural parishes struggling to keep up with administering coronavirus vaccines
Rural areas of La. struggle to keep up with demand for COVID-19 vaccine for eligible patients By Breanne Bizette | January 7, 2021 at 4:09 PM CST - Updated January 27 at 1:25 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Rural parishes in Louisiana are struggling to keep up with the vaccine demands.
For example, Pointe Coupee Parish only has one pharmacy giving out the shots. They had to stop putting names on their waiting list because they are not sure when or how much their next vaccine shipment will be.
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All of this is leading to a huge demand on the pharmacy staff.
Overwhelming response: Hundreds on waitlist as Louisiana pharmacies get COVID-19 vaccine Deborah Bayliss, Shreveport Times
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A telephone call to a pharmacy anywhere in Louisiana seeking the COVID-19 vaccine at this point will likely be met with a recorded message or store clerk advising qualifying citizens to add their names to a waiting list, as all the recently distributed doses have been allocated.
Brookshire’s Pharmacy on Line Avenue in Shreveport urges those seeking the coronavirus vaccine to check back in February to be added to their waiting list.
“We only received 100 doses for each of the stores,” Charlotte Weller, health services manager for Brookshire Grocery Companies, told The Times Tuesday. “There’s been a strong response from people seeking the vaccine.
Pharmacists: Current supply is low as state allows providers to slowly begin vaccinating those in Phase 1B
Next Phase For Vaccines By Blake Holland | December 30, 2020 at 7:03 PM CST - Updated December 31 at 4:59 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas pharmacies say theyâre taking a lot of calls about the COVID-19 vaccine, especially after the state said capable providers could begin vaccinating those over 65 and those with medical conditions.
And while providers are working to take care of those who are eligible and want the vaccine, they say supply is running low and they need your patience.
âWe were allotted 100 vaccines, and we gave those within the first two hours of receiving the vaccine,â said Shawn Sams of Louis Morgan Drug #4 in Longview.
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Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Tyler grocery store pharmacies
Health care workers, long-term care facility residents being prioritized
Covid Vaccine ETX By Blake Holland | December 28, 2020 at 6:53 PM CST - Updated December 30 at 10:25 AM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - More doses of Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine arrived in East Texas on Monday. And just hours after being delivered to Brookshireâs and Super One Foods pharmacies, shots were already being given to those eligible.
âThe Moderna vaccine can be stored in a freezer for up to six months and in the refrigerator for up to 30 days, so itâs a lot easier for a retail pharmacy to handle,â said Charlotte Weller, Pharmacy Health Services Director for Brookshireâs Grocery Company.