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126 Skilled Nursing Facilities to Receive Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Author: FOX43 Newsroom Updated: 2:04 PM EST December 30, 2020
HARRISBURG, Pa. Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today announced the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program has begun vaccinating residents and staff at 126 Pennsylvania skilled nursing facilities using the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
“Vaccinating residents and staff at skilled nursing facilities is critical to protecting these vulnerable populations,” Dr. Levine said. “As our federal partners work to coordinate vaccinations for this critical population, we remind Pennsylvanians to remain calm and patient as we continue to rollout our phased distribution.”
Starting on Monday, December 28, CVS Pharmacy has been working to vaccinate residents and staff in 120 skilled nursing facilities and Walgreens has been holding vaccine clinics at six skilled nursing facilities. Developed
SACRAMENTO – California has opted into the federal COVID-19 Pharmacy Partnership, and at no cost to the state or local government, CVS and Walgreens will administer the Pfizer vaccine in long-term care facilities.
Walgreens and CVS pharmacies across the state will handle vaccinations starting Monday except in Los Angeles County, where residents and staff in skilled nursing facilities are already being vaccinated. Vaccinations at other long-term care facilities will happen through the federal pharmacy partnership with Walgreens and CVS and are likely to begin in early January, county Public Health officials said Monday.
Governor Gavin Newsom announced that starting Monday, CVS and Walgreens will start with nursing homes, which will take an estimated three to four weeks, and then vaccinate staff and residents in assisted living, residential care, and other long-term care facilities.
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–Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that California has opted into the federal COVID-19 Pharmacy Partnership. At no cost to the state or local government, CVS and Walgreens will administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to residents and staff in long-term care facilities. Starting today, CVS and Walgreens will start with nursing homes, which will take an estimated 3-4 weeks, and then vaccinate staff and residents in assisted living, residential care, and other long-term care facilities.
“Vaccinating those most vulnerable among us is critical to fighting this virus,” said Newsom. “By leveraging CVS and Walgreens resources, we can effectively deploy vaccines to residents and staff at our long-term care facilities, which are at higher risk of COVID transmission – and do it at no cost to the state or local government.”