Pharmacies To Start Getting Coronavirus Vaccines Directly From U.S. Government

Beginning next week, the federal government is shipping 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses directly to more than 6,500 pharmacies. The move is part of the Biden administration’s effort to expand access to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Host Peter O’Dowd talks to Mitch Rothholz, chief of governance and state affiliates for the American Pharmacists Association.

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