CVS Health drugstore chain (CVS) – Get report said on Wednesday that it will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines in six more U.S. states, adding to the 11 states in which it began administering the vaccine on February 11.
He said that appointments for his latest allocation of approximately 570,000 doses will begin to be made available for reservation today, with vaccines starting on February 25.
CVS shares were up 0.15% to $ 69.75 on the last check on Wednesday morning.
CVS added Alabama, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Florida and Louisiana to its list of states where CVS pharmacies will offer COVID-19 vaccines.
“Feedback on all aspects of the vaccination process has been incredibly positive, from the digital experience to the interaction with our team of healthcare professionals,” said President and CEO Karen Lynch in a statement.
On February 11, CVS began giving vaccines at its pharmacies in California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia, as well as at various health care facilities. long term.
So far, 65 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine in total have been administered in the United States, according to Bloomberg.
The United States had more than 28 million confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 500,000 people died of the disease, according to data from Johns Hopkins.
About 6,500 pharmacies in all 50 states – including CVS, Walmart (WMT) – Get report and regional grocery stores – started receiving doses from the federal government earlier this month.
CVS said it will continue to expand to other states, while increasing the number of stores offering vaccines. Pharmacy CVS has the capacity to administer 20 to 25 million injections per month and has around 10,000 pharmacies across the country.
A week ago, the pharmacy chain posted gains in the fourth quarter that exceeded analysts’ expectations.
CVS reported adjusted earnings of $ 1.30 per share, down 25% from the same period last year, with revenue of $ 69.55 billion. Analysts had expected adjusted earnings of $ 1.24 per share on sales of $ 68.7 billion.
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