COVID-19 Response

The Food and Drug Administration is allowing undiluted frozen vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to be transported and stored at conventional temperatures commonly found in pharmaceutical freezers for a period of up to two weeks.

The American Pharmacists Association, and the Associataion for Accessible Medicines praised President Biden's executive order on America’s supply chains as an important step in determining the best ways to ensure the security and resiliency of the pharmaceutical and medical supply chains.

In addition to making the Pixel by Labcorp collection kit available over the counter, Walgreens has added another self-collection kit to the Walgreens Find Care platform.

CVS Health has approximately 570,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines available across 17 states through its latest allocation.

CVS Health will begin to administer COVID-19 vaccines to eligible populations at 81 select CVS Pharmacy, CVS Pharmacy y más and Navarro Discount Pharmacy locations across Florida.

Publix will be administering doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at 60 South Carolina pharmacy locations, as well as offering employees a $125 Publix gift card after they complete the full COVID-19 vaccination.

Pfizer and BioNTech SE have asked the Food and Drug Administration to relax requirements for their COVID-19 vaccine to be stored at ultra-low temperatures, potentially allowing for it to be kept in pharmacy freezers.

The retailer is partnering with the YMCA, Lyft, clinics and faith-based organizations to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations for vulnerable communities.