Healthcare providers are kicking off flu vaccinations early, ordering extra shots and aiming to add tests that check for both the annual flu and COVID-19, pharmacy executives and experts told Reuters via CarlODonnell26
FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising the availability of flu shots is taped onto a door of a Duane Reade in New York, January 14, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo
CVS expects to more than double the number of flu shots it provides to around 18 million people and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc is stockpiling extra vaccines, the companies told Reuters. Merlo added that CVS is working to obtain tests that screen for both viruses simultaneously. U.S. regulators approved a joint COVID-19 and flu test in July.
There is evidence that social distancing measures for COVID-19 reduce the transmission rate of the flu as well, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, meaning that continued measures in the U.S. could potentially slow flu transmission this season. CVS plans to begin inoculating patients earlier than usual - possibly by the end of this month - to get a jump start on preparing for this year’s flu season, which usually starts around October.
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