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Walgreens Starts Administering Pfizer s COVID-19 Vaccine In Long-term Care Facilities
NEW YORK CITY (dpa-AFX) - Walgreens (WBA) said Friday it has started administering Pfizer Inc. s (PFE) COVID-19 vaccine to residents and staff at long-term care facilities.
Walgreens said its pharmacists are providing the vaccinations at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in Ohio and Connecticut as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care Program.
Walgreens pharmacy team members will provide COVID-19 vaccinations in about 800 long-term care facilities across 12 states the week of December 21, including many in rural and urban medically-underserved areas.
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Four hospitals in Massachusetts received initial doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Monday and more than a dozen others expect to receive shipments this week.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders said during a Monday afternoon call with stakeholders that doses of the vaccine arrived at Boston Medical Center, Cape Cod Hospital, Falmouth Hospital and Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital four hours ahead of schedule Monday.
A spokesperson for Brockton Hospital confirmed receipt of the vaccine on Monday afternoon, but said it s not yet clear when the hospital will begin vaccinating workers. We received 975 (doses) early this morning, Signature Healthcare said in a statement. We were originally planning on vaccinations starting Monday, but we received the shipment earlier than anticipated. We are now in a re-planning phase where we are trying to get a few employees vaccinated this week.
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