There’s good news for folks eligible for the vaccine in California: starting Friday some CVS and Walgreens pharmacies in California will start offering the vaccine.
Supply of the vaccines comes directly from the federal government.
CVS will receive about 250,000 doses to start, with 81,900 heading to about 100 California stores, and could include some CVS pharmacies within Target. The pharmacy chain said its goal is to offer vaccines in nearly all of its 9,900 pharmacies once there is enough supply.
In the Bay Area, CVS has already started accepting vaccine appointments for people in San Francisco and Sonoma counties, and Sunnyvale for as soon as Friday.
Appointments are required and can be made through CVS.com or through the CVS Pharmacy smartphone app. Those without internet access can call (800) 746-7287. CVS asked that people not contact individual pharmacies.
Walgreens will also dispense vaccines, although on a much smaller scale to start. Walgreens will start administering vaccines in just Contra Costa, Placer and Riverside counties.
Appointments can be made through Walgreens’ online scheduler. You’ll need to create a Walgreens pharmacy account and complete a short screening, and can then schedule appointments for both doses at the same time.
Appointments will probably fill up quickly, but new appointments will be added daily, CVS said.
Each pharmacy will receive only Pfizer or Moderna based on availability. But after more pharmacies are able to offer the vaccine, patients will be able to see the type of vaccine each pharmacy offers before making an appointment.
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