Rite Aid is offering COVID-19 vaccines in its stores in five states, including Michigan, through a direct federal program that will provide approximately 100 doses to each participating location per week.
The company is among the first to participate in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, which will allocate vaccine doses directly to pharmacies for distribution based on state and local eligibility requirements.
Rite Aid expects that the initial 100 doses per week per store will increase over time. The company will start delivering doses to more than half of its locations in California, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and New York. The goal is to provide vaccines in all of their locations when available.
“Initially, vaccine appointments will still be difficult to schedule at any provider,” said Rite Aid President and CEO Heyward Donigan. “However, we hope to see the availability of the vaccine improve over time, and Rite Aid is ready to deliver as many vaccines as are allocated quickly, safely and efficiently.”
The company anticipates demand to exceed supply in the “foreseeable future”.
Visit riteaid.com/covid-19 for up-to-date information on the availability of vaccines and tests in your area.
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