The vaccination process is about to get a little easier next week. Retail pharmacies will now start to get direct federal shipments of mRNA vaccines Both Pfizer and Moderna , instead of having to go through a state distribution process weekly.
This has been verified in my conversations with local pharmacists. Most people have asked when are retail pharmacies like HEB going to receive and administer the vaccine? When will they add more appointment slots to their scheduler? The reality is that each state determined which entities received an allocation every week. The new program The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program , which will begin on February 11, will start at about 6, retail pharmacies nationwide.
They will receive a total of 1 million doses. The program will eventually expand to other pharmacies. The CDC is working with states to select pharmacy sites, which will take into account "their ability to reach some of the populations most at risk for severe illness from Covid, including socially vulnerable communities.
They could be popping up very soon. Here is a list of the web addresses where you could make an appointment for vaccination at each perspective retail pharmacy. Here are some important things to know right now to protect yourself and your loved ones from flu:. What are the symptoms of flu? Flu viruses can cause mild to severe illness, and at times can lead to death. The flu is different from a cold.
The flu usually comes on suddenly. People who have the flu often feel some or all of these symptoms:. What do I do if I get sick? Most people with the flu have mild illness and do not need medical care or antiviral drugs. If you get flu symptoms, in most cases you should stay home and avoid contact with other people, except to get medical care. CDC recommends that antiviral drugs be used early to treat people who are very sick with the flu for example, people who are in the hospital and people who are sick with the flu and are at high risk of serious flu complications, either because of their age or because they have a high risk medical condition.
