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lostincalifornia

(5,680 posts)
Fri Aug 29, 2025, 03:42 PM Aug 2025

States where you can get a COVID vaccine at CVS following RFK Jr. changes [View all]

Source: Axios

"COVID vaccines are no longer available at CVS stores in three states and available only with an authorized prescriber's prescription in 14 states, CVS told Axios on Friday.

Why it matters: Following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s major curtailing of COVID vaccine eligibility on Wednesday, many Americans are left confused about whether and how they'll be able to get shots amid a surging "stratus" variant.

Driving the news: Amy Thibault, a spokesperson for CVS, said the "current regulatory environment" means that CVS is offering vaccinations in 34 states, offering them only with prescriber authorization in 13 others and the District of Columbia, and completely barring access in three.

Those lists "may change at any time," Thibault said.
Following RFK Jr.'s announcement, The New York Times reported that CVS and Walgreens, the country's two largest pharmacies, restricted vaccines in more than a dozen states.
Catch up quick: "The emergency use authorizations for Covid vaccines, once used to justify broad mandates on the general public during the Biden administration, are now rescinded," Kennedy wrote on X.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/08/29/cvs-covid-vaccines-kennedy-rfk



"COVID-19 vaccines are available at CVS without a prescription
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming"

COVID-19 vaccines are available at CVS depending on age, with a prescription
Arizona
Colorado
Washington, D.C.
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
North Carolina
New York
Pennsylvania
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia

COVID-19 vaccines are unavailable at CVS at all
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Mexico"

https://www.axios.com/2025/08/29/cvs-covid-vaccines-kennedy-rfk
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HOW is it that a NUTCASE like RFK Jr can override doctors and scientists Skittles Aug 2025 #1
Wait a second... NCDem47 Aug 2025 #2
It is total chaos. What will happen is millions will be unvaccinated because the process of getting a prescription lostincalifornia Aug 2025 #4
That is really fouled up. /nt bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #3
I would use a different word, but yes. lostincalifornia Aug 2025 #5
We got flu and covid last week at CVS in Florida. Sancho Aug 2025 #6
I spent an hour + this morning dweller Aug 2025 #7
If you have a Costco in driving distance, call their pharmacy. You don't need to be a member... Hekate Aug 2025 #23
Thanks dweller Aug 2025 #28
What a shit show. How is this not going to increase the death toll? This is deliberate murder. Blues Heron Aug 2025 #8
This is how Trump gets seniors off Social Security early.(NT) The Wizard Aug 2025 #15
So, my state is a no go. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #9
Is there a neighboring state which doesn't have restrictions you can go to? I gather it is not just a matter lostincalifornia Aug 2025 #10
I am in the 65 and older group, I shouldn't even need a script. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #11
no you shouldn't need a script, and you are not alone. Just stay safe. lostincalifornia Aug 2025 #12
I was at my nieces wedding this past weekend. sheshe2 Aug 2025 #13
My son came down with it on Sunday. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #21
I noticed on their list of approved diseases to receive covid injection, being travelingthrulife Aug 2025 #27
As I recommended above, if there's a Costco w/in driving distance, call their pharmacy... Hekate Aug 2025 #24
I tested the CVS online scheduling here in California, and it rejected me for not meeting petronius Aug 2025 #14
You can thank RFK jr for that one. Get a Rx from your primary care, and they will honor it, and your insurance lostincalifornia Aug 2025 #17
I have the good fortune to live in a "no script needed" state. ShazzieB Aug 2025 #31
Thank you for the info. I just called my prim care doctor BigmanPigman Aug 2025 #16
thanks for list riversedge Aug 2025 #18
Why Massachusetts? cab67 Aug 2025 #19
I got Covid, Shingles and Flu today in Texas. Hell with waiting for the new booster! I don't trust them at all. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #20
CVS LA told me it's coming in September BidenRocks Aug 2025 #22
Walmart I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2025 #34
You may not need another pneumonia shot. BidenRocks Aug 2025 #35
Archive link, no pay wall... littlemissmartypants Aug 2025 #25
FUCK Kennedy with a ten ft cactus, full of really long sharp thorns. lark Aug 2025 #26
Everyone needs to get on SM and call CVS a "murdering scumbag". LeftInTX Aug 2025 #29
No NM? WTH? Clouds Passing Aug 2025 #30
I had it about a month ago. ificandream Aug 2025 #32
If you're under 65 and don't have a preexisting condition, you're out of luck everywhere NickB79 Aug 2025 #33
Got one in Wisconsin at CVS today with my flu shot truthisfreedom Aug 2025 #36
How are TEXAS and ALABAMA EllieBC Aug 2025 #37
I tried to book an appointment... róisín_dubh Aug 2025 #38
New Mexico lindalou65 Aug 2025 #39
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