The supply for the limited launch in the state, which is obtained directly from the federal pharmacy partnership program, will be approximately 15,300 doses in total. The participating CVS pharmacies are in communities across the South Carolina, Including Aiken, Anderson, Clemson, Columbia, Greenville, Myrtle Beach, Summervilleand Sumter. As more supplies become available, the company expands to more locations and offers additional scheduling.
“One of our greatest strengths as a company is its presence in communities across the country, which makes us an ideal partner to administer vaccines in a safe, convenient and family-friendly manner,” he said. Karen S. Lynch, President and CEO, CVS Health. “We continue to be grateful for the commitment of our colleagues at the front, whose dedication allowed us to provide care and peace of mind during the pandemic.”
Vaccines at CVS pharmacies participating in South Carolina will be available to individuals who meet the state’s criteria, which will be confirmed by the state prior to implementation. Patients must register in advance at CVS.com or through the CVS Pharmacy app, and people without online access can contact CVS customer service at (800) 746-7287. Unmarked vaccination will not be provided.
The availability of COVID-19 vaccines in South Carolina is part of an initial launch in 11 states and includes approximately 335 CVS pharmacy locations in California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Texasand Virginia. The vaccines will eventually be available at CVS pharmacies across the country, depending on the availability of the product, with the capacity to administer 20 to 25 million injections per month.
In addition to making COVID-19 vaccines available at local pharmacies, CVS Health continues to make progress in its efforts to vaccinate residents and staff at more than 680 long-term care facilities across the country. South Carolina. As made clear by the regularly updated data that CVS Health makes publicly available, the first doses at all facilities in the state that selected CVS Health to supply the COVID-19 vaccinations will be completed in mid-February with the second doses already underway.1
Multimedia assets, including b-roll and photos of long-term care facilities and COVID-19 vaccines in stores, are available here. More information about the measures taken by CVS Health to deal with the pandemic is available at the company’s COVID-19 resource center, which is updated frequently.
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1 Excludes 0.3 percent of qualified nursing facilities and 1 – 2 percent of assisted living facilities that 1) requested a later date due to an outbreak of COVID-19 or another reason, 2) were rescheduled due to lack of response , or 3) requested to be added to the program after the start date or did not meet the original program criteria for distance from CVS Pharmacy locations, but CVS Health chose to offer support.
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