To expand the vaccination capacity of US citizens, the authorities of that country took part in the campaign of immunization for pharmacies. This was known from the beginning of February Walgreens, CVS, Walmart, Publix and other stores would participate in this government initiative.
In mid-February, the administration of Joe Biden ordered the shipment of a million doses to approximately 6,500 drugstores and pharmacies from supermarkets across the country, and
several chains announced that they would be administering the first doses.
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By April, “practically anyone and everyone in any category could start vaccinating,” Anthony Fauci, the president’s chief counsel for the pandemic, told NBC.
The vast majority of people would have been vaccinated by “mid and late summer,” he added.
In FloridaFor example, the vaccination at Publix pharmacies started late last week, when the governor of this state, Ron Desantis, said several points would be opened in Miami.
How does it work?
But how does this vaccination initiative work for pharmacies, particularly at Publix or Florida? According to El Nuevo Herald currently has access to this optionn are people over 65 years of ageTo do this, every citizen must request an appointment directly from the Publix store (through the website or by phone) and prove that they are a Florida resident. That way, you will be assigned an appointment to attend the vaccination.
This procedure is similar in the rest of the country. Warlmart, For example, according to CNN, it started in the states of Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahona in mid-February.
For his partWalgreens It also began vaccination at its pharmacies in the states of Illinois, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, New Mexico, Vermont, Wisconsin, among others.
The pharmacy program aims to expand40,000 branches eachwhile the federal government increased vaccine production, opened massive stadium vaccination centers and began a program to reach out to vulnerable communities.
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What is the experience with this model?
In mid-February, when this initiative started, the AFP office reported it testimony of several people who have applied for their vaccination through these pharmacies. “It’s great, it’s really practical,” Ted Pochter, 76, told this agency. His wife Liz, who was his daughter, registered them online, and the next day they came first in the morning for treatment.
“I tried on my phone and it was already full, but she was at the computer and there she got it,” said Liz.
And why has this model served the United States? The goal is to ease the pressure on local health authorities and facilitating vaccination of people who are already used to the flu in major US pharmacy chains.
However, there are also problems. The AFP office also reported that several citizens had problems asking for turns. “Amid widespread confusion about where and when to get vaccinated, huge racial and economic disparities have also emerged,” the agency said.
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In the capital Washington vaccines are disproportionately assigned to residents of white and affluent neighborhoods, where people registered more quickly by phone or online, AFP said.
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