Immunizations

President Biden is expected to announce today that Merck will help J&J make its newly authorized COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to sharply increase the supply of the single-shot vaccine, per a report in the Washington Post.

Kinney Drugs is partnering with the Association on Aging in New York to host COVID-19 vaccination clinics in 21 counties over 10 weeks for people 65 years old and older.

Johnson & Johnson expects to supply enough of the single-shot vaccine by the end of March for 20 million people, with the goal of 100 million doses in the first half of 2021.

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 National Association of Chain Drug Stores and National Association of County and City Health Officials hosted a webinar focused on local health department and pharmacy partnerships’ role in aiding COVID-19 vaccine administration.

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.

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