Direct supply to pharmacies and supermarkets to expand vaccination in the United States

In the United States, in order to accelerate the pace of vaccination against the new coronavirus, the government began supplying the vaccine directly from the 11th so that more pharmacies and supermarkets can be vaccinated.

According to the CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of the 10th of this month, the number of people who received the new coronavirus vaccine at least once was 33.78 million, which is about 10% of the population. I will.

President Biden is aiming for 100 million vaccinations in 100 days from the inauguration of the administration, and from the 11th, the government started supplying vaccinations directly so that more pharmacies and supermarkets can be vaccinated. ..

Of these, a major pharmacy chain store in Eastchester, New York is accepting vaccination reservations on its website or by phone, and from the 12th, pharmacists will inoculate local residents.

An 86-year-old man living near a pharmacy said, "My wife is in a wheelchair and it helped me to get vaccinated near my house."

The U.S. government plans to directly supply 1 million doses of vaccine to approximately 6,500 stores throughout the United States, and if the supply increases, it plans to increase the number to approximately 40,000 stores. ..

Restaurant employees are also vaccinated

In New York City, vaccination of new coronavirus vaccines has begun for restaurant employees, and the store is scheduled to resume operations from the 12th for the first time in about two months.

In response to the expected increase in vaccine supply in New York City, on the 2nd of this month, in addition to medical staff and the elderly aged 65 and over, taxi drivers and restaurant employees will be provided. We announced that we will be vaccinated, and vaccination has begun.

From February 12, the restaurant's in-store business is scheduled to resume for the first time in about two months, saying that the infection situation has settled down, and the owner of a famous steak shop said, "Not only to protect yourself and your family. I'm glad that the employees were able to get the vaccine because it also prevents the infection of customers. "

On the other hand, when resuming in-store business, it is required to limit the number of seats to one-fourth of the normal number of seats, so many stores continue to use terrace seats on the sidewalks and part of the road in front of the store. It seems to be a thing.