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Walgreens has announced that some Walgreens pharmacies are distributing COVID-19 vaccines, with more locations frequently being added. Here are the details on how you can sign up and which Walgreens locations will be giving vaccines near you.
Where Is Walgreens Distributing Vaccines?Walgreens, like other retail pharmacies, is distributing vaccines according to each state's prioritization requirements. This means that vaccines will be given based on age, employment (some states give priority to healthcare workers, for example) and underlying health conditions.
On February 2, Walgreens shared in a press release the states in which it would be receiving vaccines from the federal program with the CDC. It has since provided a list on its website of states with Walgreens locations offering vaccines. These include the following, as of February 25:
Walgreens has a website where you can sign up for alerts and be notified if vaccines become available at Walgreens stores near you.
How to Sign Up for a Vaccine or Get AlertsRight now, COVID-19 vaccines are only available at select Walgreens locations. To make an appointment, go to Walgreens' COVID Vaccine webpage and click on "Find appointment." You can also click on the "Sign up for alerts" button if you want to receive alerts about vaccine availability at Walgreens.
You will then be redirected to an appointment page, where you can see if you're eligible in your state. If you're in New Hampshire, New Mexico, or West Virginia, you'll need to get an appointment through your state's COVID-19 vaccination page (linked with each state name.) Otherwise, follow the instructions below.
You'll need a Walgreens.Com account in order to register. (You can create a Walgreens.Com account here.) Then you'll complete a screening survey, and if you're eligible you'll be able to pick a store location by searching via city, address or ZIP code. Once you pick a store, you can schedule a date and time for your vaccine appointment. After you get your first vaccination, you can schedule a second dose if it's a two-dose vaccine.
Some states require people to have a vaccine registration code in order to prove that they qualify. If you don't have one in a state that requires one, you'll need to contact your health department, Walgreens notes.
Walgreens asks that you arrive 15 minutes before your appointment and bring your confirmation email, vaccine authorization form with registration code (if applicable in your state), valid ID, work ID or proof of employment if required, medical insurance card and vaccination consent form.
If you already have a COVID-19 appointment at Walgreens, you can manage or change it by signing in here.
The CDC has released a list of retail stores that will be offering COVID-19 vaccinations, based on each state's priority guidelines. According to the CDC, these include:
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Walgreens is adjusting its COVID-19 vaccine availability in response to ongoing appointment disruptions, a company spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Customers on social media have reported numerous vaccine appointment cancellations at Walgreens locations.
On the social media platform known as X (formerly Twitter), user @DobryJane wrote on Sept. 24 that she had two appointments canceled, one day after the next.
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"Called directly – that store doesn't even do them!" the user said.
Another X user @AbbyShupe expressed her disappointment when Walgreens canceled her appointment "less than an hour before."
"I assume they ran out since I've heard of this happening," she wrote.
Signage for a Walgreens pharmacy drive-thru location in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday, March 24, 2022. The pharmacy said it has improved its COVID-19 vaccine process in response to ongoing appointment disruptions. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)
A Walgreens spokesperson told FOX Business on Monday that these issues are being amended, as the drugstore is "working closely with our distributor to ensure the updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are available at locations nationwide for eligible individuals."
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"All stores now have the supply needed to meet demand in their communities," the spokesperson continued.
"Additional appointments have been added to our scheduler and will continue to be made available at our sites based on supply."
A Walgreens spokesperson told FOX Business on Monday that the issues are being amended, as the drugstore is "working closely with our distributor to ensure the updated Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are available at locations nationwide for eli (Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Walgreens.Com and the Walgreens app will also be updated with real-time appointment availability to provide patients with "accurate information."
The company said the issue stemmed from the time required to move the new vaccine from the manufacturer to the distributor to provider sites.
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Appointments are now being made available on a "rolling basis" as supply becomes available.
"Our goal continues to be to ensure vaccine access across our communities for those who want to be immunized," the company spokesperson said.
"Our goal continues to be to ensure vaccine access across our communities for those who want to be immunized," a Walgreen's spokesperson said. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic / Reuters)
"We defer to manufacturers and distributors for additional supply chain details."
Walgreens assured customers that its pharmacy staff is "ready to help patients navigate the fall and winter respiratory illness season and discuss which vaccines are right for them and their loved ones, including assistance with rescheduling should their appointments be impacted by any unforeseen delays."
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last month the approval and authorization of updated versions of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use.
The new vaccines, which are manufactured by Pfizer and Moderna, are "formulated to more closely target currently circulating variants," particularly the Omicron variant XBB.1.5, according to a news release from the agency.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last month the approval and authorization of updated versions of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use. (Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images / Getty Images)
The vaccines have also been formulated to "provide better protection against serious consequences of COVID-19, including hospitalization and death," the FDA stated.
The FDA's actions "make the vaccine available for those who may need it because they are immunocompromised or have chronic diseases, cancer, obesity or heart or lung disease," noted Dr. Marc Siegel, clinical professor of medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center and a Fox News medical contributor.
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"For most young, healthy people who have had previous vaccination, booster and COVID, however, the booster will not be necessary, in my opinion," Siegel told Fox News Digital.
"The target group should be the elderly, obese, those with chronic illness and the immunocompromised."
Fox News Digital's Melissa Rudy contributed to this report.
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