CVS to begin Covid-19 vaccinations on December 21

 

• CVS Health (CVS) has set December 21 to kick off its COVID-19 vaccine program with the administration of the shots to the residents of long-term care facilities, according to Reuters.
• Yesterday, a panel of experts endorsed the COVID-19 vaccine candidate from Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) and BioNTech SE (NASDAQ:BNTX) potentially paving the way for an impending FDA emergency use authorization.
• Though the company expects to receive the shipments of the next week, the vaccination will take a few days to start in order to give nursing home administrators time to get waivers from nursing home residents and families for the shot.
• A week later, the program will add the vaccine candidate from Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA), scheduled for a similar review by the advisory panel next week.
• The company has an agreement with the federal government to vaccinate nursing home residents across the country through a voluntary program.
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