Cvs and walgreens now need a prescription or are not offering covid-19 vaccines in some states as companies try to follow the state guidelines that require approval from disease control and prevention centers.
Food and Drug Administration Has been approved All superiors vaccine from Physicians, Modern and Novawaax, but only for young adults and children with health conditions.
In a statement, the CVS said that the pharmacy series cannot vaccinate even with a prescription in Massachusetts, Nevada and New Mexico due to state laws and regulations.
“Based on the current regulatory environment,” CVS said it is offering Kovid -19 vaccination in the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Marichori, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri. New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Road Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessi, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Visconsin and Vyoming.
The CVS said that the list of states offering Covid-19 vaccine without a prescription can change at any time.
In the other 16 states, CVS stated that it could conduct a covid-19 vaccination, which is with a prescription of an authorized priscralber, depending on the patient’s age.
In a statement, Walgreens said, “With the recent FDA approval of the 2025-2026 Covid-19 vaccine, Walgreens is ready to offer vaccine in states where we are able to do so.”
The FDA’s decision to abolish the emergency authority for the physical vaccine for children under 5 years of age will limit the vaccine options for young children, except modern vaccine, the only vaccine is available as the only vaccine available with at least one health status at the age of 6 months to 4 years. Last week, American Academy of Pediatrics released Vaccine For the first time in 30 years, different from the advice of the US government.
In guidance Published on August 19, AAP stated that it is strongly recommending “Covid-19 shots” for children between 6 months to 2 years of age. However, CDC does not recommend Covid-19 shots for healthy children of any age, but says Children can get shots In consultation with a doctor.
Sara Moniyasko contributed to this report.
