WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Health
(NYSE: CVS) announced today it will be providing COVID-19
vaccinations to long-term care facilities throughout the country
when the vaccine becomes available.
"CVS Health has been on the front lines of the fight against
COVID-19, working across the health care spectrum in all the
communities we serve and that will continue to be the case when we
have a vaccine to administer," said Troyen Brennan, M.D., Chief
Medical Officer, CVS Health. "Our nation's elderly living in
long-term care facilities are one of the most vulnerable
populations. With early access to a vaccination, we can help keep
them, and the staff caring for them, healthy and safe."
From the early days of the pandemic, CVS Health quickly
mobilized its colleagues and resources to offer the first
large-scale COVID-19 testing sites in the country and have now
administered more than five million COVID tests.
"CVS Health is already providing 70 percent of the testing done
in a retail setting through its test sites at 3,700 of its drive
thru pharmacies," said Larry Merlo,
President and CEO, CVS Health. "Our community test sites are there
for underserved communities and provide testing for long-term care
facilities. At the same time, we're helping America get back to
work by offering testing directly through employers. Moving
forward we'll have the capacity to administer approximately four
million COVID-19 tests per month to meet the nation's needs ahead
of a vaccine approval."
CVS Health has the experience and expertise to play a vital role
in the COVID-19 vaccination effort. The company has already
administered more than nine million flu shots in 2020 and is
well on its way to administering nearly 20 million by year's
end.
"We're confident the experience and expertise we've honed
through our COVID-19 testing and flu vaccinations uniquely
positions CVS Health to lead the way. Thanks to the tireless
efforts of CVS Health employees, nearly 300,000 across all 50
states, we stand ready for what lies ahead," said Merlo. "CVS
Health is a diversified health services company and our role in
combatting the pandemic demonstrates that our strategy and
enterprise assets empowers us to play a unique role in addressing
the needs of communities across the country."
Contact: William Durling,
William.Durling@cvshealth.com
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