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Louisiana to pull thousands of vaccine doses from federal nursing home program, as feds plan to boost supply
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana will receive potentially thousands of extra doses of the coronavirus vaccine, steered to Walmart pharmacies under a program announced Tuesday by President Joe Biden’s administration.
Hours after the White House released its plan to distribute 1 million doses directly to retail pharmacies, Louisiana’s health department announced it has opted into the program, using 56 Walmart pharmacies around the state. The pharmacy initiative starts Feb. 11.
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Louisiana pharmacies to get more COVID-19 vaccine through Biden plan
Melinda Deslatte
BATON ROUGE Louisiana will receive potentially thousands of extra doses of the coronavirus vaccine, steered to Walmart pharmacies under a program announced Tuesday by President Joe Biden s administration.
Hours after the White House released its plan to distribute 1 million doses directly to retail pharmacies, Louisiana s health department announced it has opted into the program, using 56 Walmart pharmacies around the state. The pharmacy initiative starts Feb. 11.
Whatever vaccine doses those Walmart pharmacies will start receiving through the federal program next week will come on top of the other Pfizer and Moderna doses shipped directly to the state each week to divvy up on its own. Health department officials said that s why it made sense to participate, to boost the number of vaccine doses reaching arms in Louisiana.
Louisiana pharmacies to get more vaccine
Louisiana will receive potentially thousands of extra doses of the coronavirus vaccine, steered to Walmart pharmacies under a program announced Tuesday by President Joe Biden’s administration.
Hours after the White House released its plan to distribute 1 million doses directly to retail pharmacies, Louisiana’s health department announced it has opted into the program, using 56 Walmart pharmacies around the state. The pharmacy initiative starts Feb. 11.
Whatever vaccine doses those Walmart pharmacies will start receiving through the federal program next week will come on top of the other Pfizer and Moderna doses shipped directly to the state each week to divvy up on its own. Health department officials said that’s why it made sense to participate, to boost the number of vaccine doses reaching arms in Louisiana.
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West Virginia s Coronavirus Czar Clay Marsh speaks at a virtual press briefing with Gov. Jim Justice on Oct. 23, 2020.
West Virginia Coronavirus Czar Clay Marsh spoke to a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Tuesday and credited the state’s success in vaccinating its population to “scrappy and resilient” leadership.
In West Virginia, state leaders took control of vaccine distribution, partnered with local agencies and pharmacies and prioritized the most at-risk populations.
“In order to best meet the needs of our citizens, we need to have local involvement at many levels so that we can share information,” Marsh said.