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Some U S nursing home residents face delays for COVID-19 vaccines despite extreme risk

A former Arkansas health official is sounding alarms about the pace of coronavirus vaccines being administered to residents of long-term care facilities under a U.S. plan that puts major pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens in charge of many of the shots.

Poor planning and bureaucracy slow vaccination of nursing homes

Poor planning and bureaucracy slow vaccination of nursing homes David Hogberg © Provided by Washington Examiner In mid-December, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar suggested that most nursing homes would receive the coronavirus vaccine by Christmas. In fact, most vaccinations of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities didn’t begin until after the holiday. Popular Searches While Azar’s prediction was surely far too rosy, it highlights a process that has been delayed due to poor planning and bureaucratic red tape. Most states have joined with the federal Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program to distribute the vaccine. Under the program, two large chain pharmacies, CVS and Walgreens, are tasked with getting the vaccines to long-term care facilities.

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Governors red tape blamed as vaccine doses pile up

POLITICO Governors’ red tape blamed as vaccine doses pile up The slow and cumbersome response comes after the Trump administration put it all on governors to decide how shots would be administered. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent weeks insisting that only health care workers can get the shots, even as many refused, and only began to ease restrictions in recent days. | Hans Pennink, Pool/AP Photo Link Copied Governors face a growing outcry over inflexible vaccine policies that are now being blamed for leaving millions of doses to pile up in freezers and some to land in the trash.

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