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SC pharmacies play role in increasing access, confidence for COVID-19 vaccine
SC pharmacies play role in increasing access, confidence for COVID-19 vaccine By Emily Wakeman | March 13, 2021 at 6:01 PM EST - Updated March 14 at 10:20 AM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) -
DHEC’s vaccine locator shows hundreds of sites across the state are now activated to administer the COVID-19 vaccine, but many rural areas still have far fewer sites than South Carolina’s urban cities.
Pharmacies have become a central vaccine provider for more rural areas across the state.
Chains including CVS, Publix, Walmart and Walgreens have been providing COVID-19 vaccinations across South Carolina through the Federal Retail Pharmacy program, while independent pharmacies have also rolled out vaccination programs.
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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.
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