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Target is partnering with CVS to offer COVID-19 vaccines at 600 of its locations.
“Our top priority since the onset of the pandemic: the health and safety of our team members, guests and the communities we serve,” Target said in a news release.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is in talks with Dollar General about a partnership to offer COVID-19 vaccines in many of the discount chain’s locations across the United States. With over 16,000 locations, this partnership would effectively create thousands of new vaccination sites, many in rural areas of the country.
The COVID-19 vaccine is currently available in over 600 CVS in-store pharmacies and at several Target store pharmacies across 17 states. Dollar General stores do not contain in-store pharmacies.
Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, confirmed the potential partnership in a speech on Tuesday.
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