Pfizer vaccines available at WalmartORANGE Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacists are administering Pfizer vaccines to eligible patients. There is a Walmart Supercenter at 555 East Main St. in Orange.The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and.
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Youth vaccinations
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“This is great news, not just for the newly eligible cohort, but for the entire country,” said Dr. Chinni Pulluru, Walmart’s senior director for clinical innovation, transformation and operations. “The Pfizer vaccine is 95% effective in all ages even better for those age 12-15 at preventing symptomatic COVID-19.
“That means for every vaccinated adolescent, their risk of severe COVID-19 decreases making it easier for schools to safely resume in-person teaching, creating the possibility for safe summer camps and outdoor extracurricular activities and giving parents one less thing to worry about.”
Walmart is among a handful of retailers administering COVID-19 vaccines, and at least 1,200 seniors and essential workers have received the vaccine at eight Chicago stores since last week.