To expand the vaccination capacity of U.S. citizens, the country’s authorities included in the campaign immunization in pharmacies. From early February it became known that Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, Publix and other stores were going to participate in this government initiative.
In mid-February, the administration of Joe Biden order the shipment of one million doses to a few 6,500 drugstores and pharmacies of supermarkets across the country, and
several chains announced that they would begin administering the first doses.
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By April, “virtually anyone and anyone in any category could start getting vaccinated,” Anthony Fauci, the president’s top adviser on the pandemic, told NBC.
The vast majority of people would be vaccinated in boreal “mid and late summer,” he added.
en FloridaFor example, vaccination at Publix pharmacies had its initial shot late last week, when Gov. Ron Desantis said several points would open in Miami.
How it works?
But how does this vaccination initiative work in pharmacies, specifically at Publix in Florida? According to The New Herald, for now who can access this optionn are over 65 years of age. To do this, each citizen must request their appointment directly with the Publix store (either through the website or by phone) and prove that they are resident in Florida. In this way you will be assigned an appointment to attend the vaccination.
This procedure is similar to the rest of the country. Warlmart, for example, it kicked off in mid-February in the states of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahona, among others, according to ha informed CNN.
For its part, Walgreens also started its pharmacies to vaccination in the states of Illinois, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, New Mexico, Vermont, Wisconsin, among others.
The pharmacy program seeks to expandand 40,000 establishments, While the federal government increased vaccine production, opened mass vaccination centers in stadiums and began a program to reach vulnerable communities.
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What has been the experience with this model?
In mid-February, when this initiative kicked off, the AFP agency reported the testimony of several people who applied for their vaccination through these pharmacies. “It’s wonderful, it’s really practical,” Ted Pochter, 76, told the agency. His wife Liz who was if daughter who registered them online, and a day later they went early to receive treatment.
“I was trying it on my phone and it was already full, but she was on the computer and there she got it,” Liz explained.
And why has this model served the United States? The aim is to relieve the pressure on local health authorities and facilitate vaccination for people who are already accustomed to doing the flu in the big American pharmacy chains.
However, problems have also arisen. The AFP agency also reported several citizens who had trouble applying for a shift. “Amid widespread confusion about where and when to get vaccinated, there have also been marked racial and economic disparities,” the agency says.
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In the capital, Washington, vaccines have been disproportionately assigned to residents of white and affluent neighborhoods, Where people registered faster by phone or online, AFP said.
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