Joyce M. Rosenberg
They re just your regular neighborhood pharmacists, but some now wear superhero capes.
Local pharmacy owners are filling in the gaps as federal, state and county authorities across the country struggle to ramp up vaccinations vital to crushing the COVID-19 pandemic. In some small towns across the U.S., an independent pharmacy is the only local place where residents can get a COVID-19 vaccination.
President Joe Biden recently celebrated the injection of the 50 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine since his inauguration. But the huge undertaking has been hampered by vaccine shortages and concerns whether marginalized communities are getting access to shots.
Governor Tim Walz announced Saturday that CVS Health and Goodrich Pharmacy were added to the expanding network of pharmacies vaccinating Minnesotans across the state.
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