Published on December 16, 2009 at 8:01 AM
Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG), the nation’s largest drugstore chain and
an industry leader with more than 17,000 certified or licensed
immunizers, today announced it is offering H1N1 vaccine at more than
1,500 Walgreens pharmacies and select Take Care Clinics in 27 states, as
well as the District of Columbia. Walgreens continues to work with
government agencies in the 23 other U.S. states to receive and
distribute H1N1 vaccine, and to serve as a strategic distribution
partner in communities nationwide. Walgreens plans to be offering H1N1
vaccine in all 50 states by the end of December.
Walgreens and Take Care Clinics had been administering H1N1 vaccine in
select markets to only those within the priority groups as outlined by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However as more
states, public health departments and local governments are now lifting
vaccination restrictions, Walgreens is able to offer H1N1 vaccine to
anyone who wants a vaccination and who meets state age requirements, in
27 states. To date, Walgreens and Take Care Clinics have administered
more than 200,000 H1N1 vaccinations.
Source Walgreens
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