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When federal distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine begins for pharmacies Feb. 11, Walgreens will be the only provider in North Carolina, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
It appears there could be as many as 300 Walgreens stores participating in North Carolina, but it remains unclear when they will start and how they will handle vaccination appointments and shots.
In other words, don t stop trying to get an appointment with the Forsyth County Department of Public Health or through Cone Health, Novant Health Inc. and Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 vaccinations involves 21 national pharmacy chains and independent pharmacy networks, representing more than 40,000 retail and long-term care pharmacy locations nationwide.
Q: In Roy Williamâs press conference on Jan. 22, he said that he and Assistant Coaches Hubert Davis and Sean May received the vaccine on Jan. 21. Roy Williams was eligible to receive the vaccine because he is over 65 years old. Hubert Davis is 50 years old. Sean May is 36 years old. Please explain to the people in North Carolina how they were able to âbreak in line.â So many who are eligible are having trouble getting the vaccine. It seems like rules were broken for them.
H.K.
Answer: Catie Armstrong, a spokesperson for the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said, âOur guidance to vaccine providers is to follow the stateâs prioritization framework, which is designed to save lives and slow the spread of COVID-19 by first protecting health care workers, people who are at the highest risk of being hospitalized or dying and those at high risk of exposure to COVID-19. We are currently vaccinating those who are 65 and up, health care workers, and long-t
A Cooper administration commitment to providing a guaranteed weekly minimum amount of COVID-19 first doses for the next three weeks appears to have mollified â for now â concerns about wide distribution gaps among vaccine providers.
However, Novant Health Inc. officials said Friday they continue to advocate for additional first doses for its mass-vaccination site at Hanes Mall and those planned in the Charlotte area.
Cone Health officials have made a similar plea after being shut out of first doses this week.
Meanwhile, as state health officials have pivoted to emphasizing using up all first doses each week, they have placed their COVID-19 contact tracing efforts on the backburner.