US EditionCVS restricts COVID shots in 3 states, including Massachusetts
New FDA guidelines limit COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to seniors and high-risk individuals, causing prescription and insurance coverage challenges for pharmacies and patients in Colorado.
- On Friday, CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens now require prescriptions for updated COVID-19 vaccines in Colorado this fall, following FDA authorization for people over 65 and certain health risks.
- The FDA this week limited eligibility to people over 65 or with certain health conditions, while ACIP has not yet recommended the vaccines after its membership was replaced by appointees of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- According to CVS's statement, the company restricts access in certain states, offering vaccines in 34 states, requiring prescriptions in 14 including New York, and not offering vaccines in Massachusetts, Nevada and New Mexico.
- Legal experts warn that regulatory confusion could reduce access during September and October, as health insurance companies aren't required to cover vaccines without an ACIP recommendation, raising out-of-pocket costs.
- ACIP is scheduled to meet Sept. 18 and 19, and lawmakers urge delays or legislative fixes amid Kennedy's replacement of ACIP members with appointees described by critics as anti-vaccine.
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CVS, Walgreens requiring prescriptions for COVID-19 vaccines in Colorado
DENVER (KDVR) — CVS and Walgreens customers in Colorado will now need a prescription to get COVID-19 vaccines. Colorado is one of 13 states where CVS will require prescriptions. In three states, CVS will not offer COVID-19 vaccines. Walgreens did not release a list of states with restrictions. A spokesperson for CVS told FOX31 that the decision was based on the "current regulatory environment" and that the company was administering the vaccine i…
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