Walgreens Begins Administration of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care Facilities
December 18 2020 - 07:34AM
Business Wire
Walgreens Plans to Administer the Vaccine to
Approximately 3 Million Residents and Staff in 35,000 Long-Term
Care Facilities as Part of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention Program
Today Walgreens began administering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to
residents and staff at long-term care facilities in a monumental
first in the company’s 119-year history. Pharmacists are providing
the vaccinations at nursing homes and assisted living facilities in
Ohio and Connecticut as part of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care
Program.
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Walgreens pharmacy team members will provide COVID-19
vaccinations in approximately 800 long-term care facilities across
12 states the week of Dec. 21, including many in rural and urban
medically-underserved areas. The company will continue to expand
vaccinations to nearly 3 million residents and staff at 35,000
long-term care facilities that have selected Walgreens as their
vaccine provider as states finalize their distribution plans and
receive vaccine allocations.
“Walgreens is very proud to be a part of this historic milestone
to begin administering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to our most
vulnerable populations,” said John Standley, president, Walgreens.
“With more than a decade of experience administering various
vaccines, we have the deep expertise to support this unprecedented
effort to allow our nation to emerge from this pandemic.”
Walgreens is supporting Operation Warp Speed, together with the
CDC, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and state
and local governments, to administer vaccines as quickly as
possible to Americans. COVID-19 vaccines are not available to the
general population at this time. The company will continue to
follow federal and state guidance for future allocation and
prioritization of vaccinations.
Since the onset of the pandemic, Walgreens has helped accelerate
the availability of COVID tests, ensured access to essential
medicines and products, ramped up the company’s annual flu
immunization program, and served as a safe and trusted source of
information and resources. Walgreens pharmacy team members have
conducted approximately 150,000 off-site visits since 2015 and more
than 70 million vaccinations over the last decade. With more than
9,000 store locations across the nation, Walgreens pharmacy team
members are embedded in their communities and will travel to
long-term care facilities to administer COVID-19 vaccines. They
will continue to play a critical role in education and
immunizations as vaccines become available more broadly in
2021.
For more information about Walgreens COVID-19 response efforts,
please visit the resource center at Walgreens.com.
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visit the Walgreens Newsroom.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the Retail Pharmacy
USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), a
global leader in retail and wholesale pharmacy. As America’s most
loved pharmacy, health and beauty company, Walgreens purpose is to
champion the health and well-being of every community in America.
Operating more than 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto
Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a
neighborhood health destination serving approximately 8 million
customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in
the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy
and healthcare services. To best meet the needs of customers and
patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with
platforms bringing together physical and digital, supported by the
latest technology to deliver high-quality products and services in
local communities nationwide.
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Rebekah Pajak Walgreens Media Relations media@walgreens.com
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