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Walmart expects to be able to administer between 10 million and 13 million COVID-19 shots per month at its more than 5,000 in-store pharmacies in the United States and Puerto Rico once it has sufficient access to vaccine supplies, the company said Friday in a blog post.
The retailer said it is especially focused on providing vaccinations in regions where people have limited access to healthcare services and is prepared to work with community organizations to run vaccine clinics outside its stores.
Although Walmart is stepping up its efforts to position itself as a front line resource in the United States effort to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, the retailer noted in the blog post that it is not providing incentives to its workers to get vaccinated, even as a growing number of competitors have said they will do so.
Amazon aims to vaccinate 2,000 eligible members of the public against Covid-19 on the first day
Reuters
January 25, 2021
PHOTO: Amazon
Amazon said on Thursday it will open a pop-up clinic in its Seattle headquarters on January 24 with an aim to vaccinate 2,000 eligible members of the public against Covid-19 on the first day.
Amazon Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs Jay Carney, who announced the plan in a news conference with Washington Governor Jay Inslee, said a company executive will be working with Washington State’s Vaccine Command Center.
The clinic will be hosted in partnership with Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
Amazon to host pop-up vaccination clinic in Seattle HQ PUBLISHED BY
help vaccinate 2,000 eligible members of the public against COVID-19.
The announcement was made by
Amazon Senior Vice President of Global Corporate Affairs Jay Carney at a news conference in the presence of
Washington Governor Jay Inslee.
The vaccination drive will be held with the help of the Washington State’s
Vaccine Command Center and in partnership with V
irginia Mason Franciscan Health.
The Amazon World Headquarters Campus Spheres.
In the US, people aged 65 and older and people 50 and older living in a multi-generational household are getting priority in vaccination.