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Walmart mistakenly allowed high-risk Floridians under 65 to make vaccine appointments Appointments made will be honored Tags:  Walmart’s online portal allowed for those people to sign up, according to Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith. The executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t allow for that group to be vaccinated outside of a hospital setting. [TRENDING: Ad “We got them appointments and then it was discovered that Walmart actually made a mistake and so that was what happened, they have halted new appointments on their website for medically vulnerable younger than 65,” Smith sa...

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On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear announced six new regional vaccination sites across the commonwealth and said vaccines will now also be available at mobile clinics, 10 Kroger stores, 15 Walmart stores and 125 pharmacies, including Walgreens and Good Neighbor independent pharmacies. In total, there are more than 150 vaccination sites in Kentucky, in addition to local health department vaccination programs. “We are efficient. We have built a system that can administer more vaccinations than we are currently getting,” said Gov. Beshear. “These new sites are a big deal. They are going to mov...

We’ll be posting live updates below. All times are Central. 10:18 a.m. In reference to the Federal Pharmacy Program, Gov. Ricketts said “this was a program that was ill-thought out by the Federal Government, they didn’t coordinate with the states.” For example, 43 Nebraska pharmacies had signed up to participate, but only 33 pharmacies are being allocated doses this week. Ricketts is disappointed the Federal Government did not coordinate with Nebraska because their program has created two ways for people to sign up for the vaccine in the state. “For example, there was a question ear...

jmancini@newsandsentinel.com CHARLESTON — West Virginia will receive a higher allotment of vaccine through the Federal Pharmacy Program, according to the governor. The state will receive 7,300 doses, higher than the 5,800 announced on Monday through the federal program with Walgreens for older residents and essential workers, Gov. Jim Justice said on Wednesday. A hundred doses of the vaccine will be distributed to each of 53 Walgreens in the state, he said. West Virginia is receiving more dosages because of the success of its vaccination program, Justice said. The state is going to beat the...