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CVS and Walmart Decide Who Gets Leftover Covid-19 Vaccine Doses © Yuki Iwamura/Associated Press
As pharmacies and groceries across the U.S. prepare to dispense Covid-19 vaccines to the public, their customers and workers are wondering what happens to extra doses left unused at day’s end—and who might get access to one.
The companies say they are determined that no doses will go to waste, and are compiling wait lists and putting their own workers on standby in case extra shots become available.
Some 6,500 pharmacies in all 50 states—including those at CVS Health Corp., Walmart Inc. and regional grocers—started receiving doses from the federal government on Thursday. They began taking appointments and in many places the slots were filled within hours.
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The Kroger Co. and other grocers want to accelerate their COVID-19 vaccination efforts, but they say they are hitting bureaucratic obstacles.
Kroger Health President Colleen Lindholz told The Wall Street Journal that the grocer is getting only a small number of doses, a fraction of what it has the ability to handle. The company told the Journal it has given about 4,500 doses of COVID-19 vaccinations. On average, Kroger provides roughly 200,000 doses of the flu vaccine each week during flu season.
New-yorkUnited-statesArkansasNew-jerseyTexasMassachusettsAlaskaPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaDelawareOhioWest-virginia Director of Health and Wellness and Business Development, Topco Associates LLC Since upwards of 20,000 shoppers come through some members’ stores each week, Topco members' pharmacies will play a vital role in getting the country immunized in a rapid manner.
As everyone in the grocery business is keenly aware, 2020 has presented its own set of unique obstacles throughout the industry. Priorities have been shifted as newfound customer demands were pushed to the forefront as a result of COVID-19.
The Topco cooperative is about member organizations pooling resources, insights and efforts to best serve local communities in which they reside. Never has our collective aggregation been more important than in a year mired in a global pandemic. While the membership has relationships with thousands of suppliers manufacturing an array of items, Topco can add the U.S. government to the supplier list, as members have partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide COVID-19 vaccines.
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