Hundreds of Walgreens across North Carolina will serve as COVID-19 vaccination sites starting next week.

The drugstore giant has been selected as one of North Carolina’s vaccine distributors through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 Vaccination. This program is a collaboration between the federal government, states and territories, and 21 national pharmacy partners to increase access to COVID-19 vaccination across the United States.

Vaccinations will begin at Walgreens on Friday, February 12, according to a press release.

Walgreens expects to receive 31,200 vaccines to distribute in North Carolina, according to a fact sheet posted to the company’s website. That supply of vaccine will be spread across 300 locations statewide that the company says were chosen based on the medically underserved nature of the surrounding area and CDC social vulnerability index scores.

Vaccinations will be available to eligible individuals based on state and jurisdiction guidelines, and may include healthcare workers, people ages 65 and older, and individuals with pre-existing conditions.

Those eligible to be inoculated at Walgreens will receive the Moderna vaccine, according to the factsheet.

Walgreens President John Standley said the pharmacy was one of the first in the country to begin administering COVID-19 vaccine to long-term care facility staff and residents in December.

“We look forward to leveraging our experience to support the federal government and CDC in expanding access to these vaccines,” said Standley. “Our pharmacy teams have already provided nearly two million COVID-19 vaccinations and stand ready with their expertise to help educate and vaccinate additional Americans, including those in rural and underserved communities.”

Appointments will open up next week, according to Emily Delnicki, a Walgreens spokeswoman. To learn more about scheduling a vaccine appointment through Walgreens, click here. Walgreens will not accept walk-in vaccinations at this time.

Learn more about who is currently eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine here.

Lead photo via Associated Press/John Minchillo.

 

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