CVS To Offer COVID-19 Vaccines In PA: See Details, Locations

UPDATE: As of March 5, CVS has added dozens of new locations in Pennsylvania that are giving the coronavirus vaccine. More information is here.

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PENNSYLVANIA — CVS will now offer the COVID-19 vaccine at some Pennsylvania locations, the company announced Wednesday. The vaccines, offered through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, are available to eligible populations at a handful of Pennsylvania pharmacy locations.

As of Wednesday, CVS stores in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania were added to the program. On Feb. 12, the company rolled out the program in 11 states, including New Jersey, Maryland and New York.

Appointments for the latest allocation of approximately 570,000 doses will start to become available for booking today, with shots beginning the next day, CVS said Wednesday.

Those eligible include people age 65 or over, health care personnel, people with high-risk conditions, and long-term care facility residents and staff.

As of Wednesday morning, just six CVS locations in Pennsylvania are participating, according to information from the company. Those locations currently include Chambersburg, Enola, New Kensington, Reading, West Chester and York. However, all appointments are currently booked.

A message on the company's website says: "At this time, all appointments in Pennsylvania are booked. We’ll add more as they become available. Please check back later."

However, the website notes: "Availability can change quickly based on demand."

You can learn more about locations and available CVS appointments here.

See Patch's PA COVID-19 Vaccine Information Hub

The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 vaccines is a collaboration between the federal government, states and territories, and 21 national pharmacy partners and independent pharmacy networks. According to the CDC, the program is being implemented incrementally based on the available vaccine supply, with select retail pharmacy locations providing COVID-19 vaccine to eligible individuals.

As vaccine availability increases over time, the program will expand to ultimately include all 40,000+ pharmacies, the CDC said.

CVS officials say so far, feedback on the vaccination process "has been incredibly positive."

"We're also making significant progress in reaching vulnerable communities, which will continue to be an essential part of our vaccination effort," said Karen S. Lynch, the company's president and chief executive officer.