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A team of vaccine distributors goes to these locations to distribute the vaccine at a rate of 15 to 20 an hour, Farr added. Residents are vaccinated in their rooms while staff are typically vaccinated in a large, open room where social distancing can be ensured.
One of the reasons they are able to distribute the vaccines so quickly: staff at the long-term care facilities conduct the pre-screening process for everyone in advance.
A spokesperson from Walgreens sent Local 5 the following statement on their COVID-19 vaccine efforts:
“On Dec. 21, Walgreens pharmacists began administering COVID-19 vaccines to residents and staff at nursing homes and assisted living facilities as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program across 48 states and Washington D.C. We will continue to expand vaccinations to nearly 3 million residents and staff at 35,000 long-term care facilities that have selected Walgreens as their vaccine provider as states finalize their distribution plans and receive vaccine allocations.
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By Todd Epp
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DES MOINES, Iowa (KELO.com) — Some local pharmacists question whether CVS and Walgreens have enough staffing to quickly administer COVID-19 vaccinations to Iowa’s nursing home residents by themselves, especially in the state’s hard-to-reach rural areas.
Iowa state officials and company representatives said they believe there are enough pharmacists and technicians to equitably reach all of the state’s long-term care facilities. But independent pharmacists said the national chains’ mass hiring initiatives and efforts to poach already-employed workers point otherwise.
A flyer from a CVS Health manager who was trying to recruit pharmacists in Des Moines.
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A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is drawn into a syringe, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, on the 12th floor of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa.
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By Linh Ta
Iowa Capital Dispatch Dec 18, 2020
Dec 18, 2020
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is drawn into a syringe, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, on the 12th floor of the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP
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