BENTONVILLE (dpa-AFX) - Retail giant Walmart has teamed up with school districts to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents through the Walmart and Sam's Club pharmacies just in time for
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After an initial rollout that left people anxiously refreshing Twitter feeds and state health websites for appointment slots, COVID-19 vaccinations are going into arms across the country, and there is ample opportunity in the US to get vaccinated.
It s a privilege that s not available in many other places, and if you ve taken advantage of it, you re probably wondering what to do with that white proof-of-vaccine card you were handed alongside your I got the jab! sticker.
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There are no clear answers on whether or not you should laminate your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. With mask rules changing, you never know when you may have to produce it, but the card is larger than a credit card or driver s license, making it easy to damage in a wallet. Apps are usually the answer to dilemmas like this, but there aren t that many universal ones, so we have a few options.
Teens in N.J. can now get a COVID vaccination. How to schedule an appointment, find a clinic.
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Michael Glenn, a paramedic with ParaDocs, injects Tory Aunspach, owner of restaurants Hooked JC and Cafe Alyce, with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine inside the Jersey City Office of Emergency Management s Community Resource Unit.
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New Jersey residents between the ages of 12 and 15 became eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Wednesday. Over 170 CVS pharmacies in New Jersey began offering appointments and walk-ins for COVID vaccines for these age groups on Thursday. Walgreen pharmacies are also offering vaccinations for that age group.
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Walmart and Sam s Club are dropping their mask mandates for fully vaccinated customers and workers.
The updated guidelines came 1 day after the CDC relaxed mask guidance for fully vaccinated Americans.
The stores will still enforce masks in areas where local and state mask requirements are in place.
Fully vaccinated Walmart and Sam s Clubs customers and store associates will no longer have to wear face masks in-store, according to a memo emailed to employees on Friday.
The stores will still enforce mask requirements in areas where local and state mask laws remain in place.
This new announcement goes into affect immediately for Walmart and Sam s Club customers, but vaccinated workers will still have to wait until May 18 before they can work without a mask on. Associates who want to work without a mask will have to note that they re vaccinated in the daily health assessment.