A national pharmacy chain will not offer COVID-19 vaccine shots in more than a dozen states.

CVS says it won't provide the shots in 16 states, including Pennsylvania, regardless of if a person meets the criteria for the vaccination.

The chain says its decision is based on the, "current regulatory environment."

Among the other states impacted include, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

CVS follows state-level regulations.

However, in all but three states of the 16 states (Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Mexico), CVS says they can administer a COVID-19 vaccination, depending on the patient's age, with an authorized prescription.

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