Two months since Michigan administered the first shot, the pace of vaccines is accelerating, but frustrations remain. Here are some strategies to ensure seniors can get a shot.
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) The Biden administration is shipping the COIVD-19 vaccine direct to pharmacies, which began administering doses on Friday.
In New York City, that means an initial shipment of 26,000 doses, with 500 each going to 250 Duane Reades, Walgreens, Rite Aids, and Costcos.
Outside the city, CVS is also involved.
Mayor Bill de Blasio also announced a three-pronged plan to vaccinate homebound seniors and the essential frontline home care workers who care for them.
Beginning next week, the city will launch on-site senior vaccination clinics and, with the arrival of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in March, stand up a vaccination drive for homebound seniors.
Giant Eagle and Rite Aid pharmacies that were vaccinating patients against COVID-19 will get additional doses next week on top of the ones they were already slotted to receive, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Wednesday.Click the video player above to watch the full report, with comments from the health department.This, after an announcement from the Biden administration that 6,500 pharmacies across the country would get additional doses of coronavirus vaccine from the federal government.It s a small sign; vaccinating Giant Eagles and Rite Aids only got 100 doses per store last week. It s unclear how many additional doses these stores will get. Right now, the demand for vaccine far outweighs the supply, but it will catch up. There will be enough vaccine available in the future to vaccinate everyone. We must be patient, said Lindsey Mauldin with the state Department of Health.Roughly 1 million doses have been given to Pennsylvanians. Eight million doses are requir
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