CVS Halts J&J Shots In Pharmacies, Keeps 2-Dose Vaccines
The company made the change over recent weeks. In a statement, it touted the efficacy of the Johnson & Johnson covid shot, but CNBC notes this vaccine has had a muted reception in the U.S. compared to the Pfizer or Moderna shots, which CVS is still distributing in its pharmacies.
CNBC:
CVS Stops Giving J&J Covid Vaccines In Pharmacies, Still Offers Shots At Some MinuteClinics
CVS Health has stopped offering Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine in its pharmacies, now only making the shots available in roughly 10% of its retail locations, the company told CNBC on Wednesday. The drugstore chain said it made the change over the past several weeks. It said customers can still get the shots at almost 1,000 MinuteClinic locations in 25 states and Washington D.C. MinuteClinics are inside of some of the company’s drugstores and provide non-emergency medical care and other services, such as diagnostic tests and vaccines. (Lovelace Jr. and Repko, 8/4)
Axios:
CVS, Walgreens See Uptick Of People Getting COVID Vaccines
Demand for COVID-19 vaccines has increased at Walgreens and CVS stores in the past month after slow uptake in May and June. Vaccinations are vital to slow the spread of the Delta variant, and the amount of rising coronavirus cases appears to be nudging some unvaccinated people into a pharmacy. (Herman, 8/4)
PBS NewsHour:
As COVID Cases Surge Again, Here’s How Vaccinations Are Rising
After more than a dozen weeks of new COVID vaccinations declining in the United States, public health experts are encouraged to be seeing a small uptick in shots. But with the more transmissible delta variant fueling steep spikes in cases in places where vaccination rates are low, experts also insist more must still be done. Nationwide, there has been a 55-percent increase in the average number of new people getting vaccinated daily, President Joe Biden said during a news conference Tuesday, adding that some of the hardest hit states are now reporting as much as a doubling in the rate of new vaccinations. (Santhanam, 8/4)
CNN:
As People Of All Aged Flock To A Louisiana Vaccination Site, An Official Says He Is Optimistic Outreach Is Working
As hospitals in Louisiana fill up with Covid-19 patients, vaccination sites in the state are also seeing increased traffic, leaving at least one hospital official optimistic that all the vaccination outreach is working. Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Director of Operations Thomas Dunn said seeing people of all ages come in for their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination is a positive sign. The hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is low on space as another wave of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations sweeps the region. Masking and vaccinations, Gov. John Bel Edwards said, is the only way to end the nightmare. (Holcombe, Romero and Simon, 8/5)
The Hill:
Surgeon General: 'Odds Are High' Vaccine For Kids Under 12 Will Be Approved In Upcoming School Year
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy this week said there's a high likelihood that a vaccine for children under the age of 12 will be approved during the next school year. “I think the odds are high,” Murthy said during an interview on theSkimm’s podcast “Skimm This,” set to be released Thursday. (Schnell, 8/4)
San Francisco Chronicle:
At Least 2,700 San Francisco City Employees Have Not Been Vaccinated. Some Are Frontline Workers
At least 2,700 San Francisco city employees have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus — including some frontline workers — and could eventually lose their jobs if they continue to refuse the shots, according to city data exclusively obtained by The Chronicle. The overwhelming majority of San Francisco’s 36,000-person workforce is vaccinated against the coronavirus. But the San Francisco Police Department, Municipal Transportation Agency and Department of Public Health each had hundreds of unvaccinated employees as of Wednesday, according to data collected by the Department of Human Resources. (Thadani and Moench, 8/4)
