Overview

• CVS says it cannot administer COVID-19 vaccines in Massachusetts, Nevada and New Mexico due to state regulations, even with a prescription.
• The chain can vaccinate without a prescription in 34 states, while in 16 states shots may require an authorized provider’s prescription depending on age and health status.
• Walgreens states it will offer the vaccine only in states where regulations allow and will follow state administration rules.
• The FDA authorized updated vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax for all seniors and restricted use for younger people to those with qualifying conditions.
• For children under 5, the FDA ended Pfizer’s emergency authorization, leaving Moderna as the option for ages 6 months to 4 years with at least one qualifying medical condition, as the AAP urges broader pediatric vaccination and the IDSA criticizes the narrowed approval.