CVS and Walgreens are set to require a prescription or not offer COVID-19 vaccines in certain states, in a move to follow guidelines that call for approvals from the CDC, CBS News reported Aug. 29.  CVS told the news outlet the chain is not allowed to vaccinate individuals even with a prescription in Massachusetts, Nevada and New Mexico due to state laws. There are 34 states in which CVS said it can administer the vaccine without a prescription; in the remaining 16 states, the company said it can provide the vaccine depending on the patient’s age if there is a prescription from an authorized provider. 

Walgreens, meanwhile, said in a statement to CBS News it is “prepared to offer the vaccine in states where we are able to do so.”  The FDA decision to withdraw emergency use for the Pfizer

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