Walgreens Mobile Clinic Administers COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines at Historically Black College and University Events
September 09 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Latest mobile clinic tour builds upon success
reaching rural communities and medically underserved groups across
the nation
The next stops for the Walgreens mobile clinic offering walk-up
access to COVID-19 and flu immunizations are focused on events tied
to some of the nation’s historically Black colleges and
universities (HBCUs). The traveling clinic is stopping at more than
a dozen locations on and off school campuses, including stops at
several football “Classics” — games widely known for popular
halftime shows featuring battles between school marching bands —
that attract students, alumni and community members.
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Walgreens mobile clinic bus making stops
at historically Black college and university events throughout the
month of September. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Walgreens is excited to bring our mobile clinic to HBCU events,
as colleges resume campus life and other school activities,” said
Carlos Cubia, senior vice president and chief global diversity,
equity and inclusion officer for Walgreens Boots Alliance. “The
present surge of the delta variant emphasizes the need to be
protected, and our mobile clinic makes getting vaccinated easy,
which helps us safely resume activities like attending Classic
football games.”
Walgreens COVID-19 vaccine equity initiative is focused on
addressing hesitancy and removing barriers that hinder access to
immunizations, especially in rural and medically underserved
communities that have been disproportionately affected by the
pandemic. Walgreens continues to accelerate access in areas that
are tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s
social vulnerability index1 (SVI) through administering life-saving
vaccines from retail pharmacies located in SVI areas and off-site
and mobile clinics. To date, Walgreens has hosted approximately
1,300 off-site COVID-19 vaccination clinics working collaboratively
with local churches, civic clubs, defined national partners and
other groups across the nation, including premiere HBCUs.
The mobile clinic kicked off the HBCU tour with visits to Morris
College in Sumter, SC and the Miles College vs. Alabama State
University and Tuskegee University vs. Fort Valley State University
football games in Montgomery, AL. This week the clinic is set to
make stops at LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis before making other
planned stops throughout the month of September.
Dates and cities are subject to change. All stops will either be
at an HBCU or held in conjunction with an HBCU program or event.
Information about tour stops and walk-up clinic times will be
promoted in local markets. Please follow us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Walgreens/, Instagram @walgreens and
Twitter @walgreens.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the United States
segment of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), a global
leader in retail pharmacy. As America’s most loved pharmacy, health
and beauty company, Walgreens purpose is to champion the health and
wellbeing 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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