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Be Sure to Make Contact with CVS Health & Walgreens
If a community enrolled in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program and has not received either an email or a phone call from CVS Health or Walgreens, they should take the following actions:
For CVS Health:
- Visit the vaccine clinic homepage and update the community contact information
- Send an email to CVS Health: CovidVaccineClinicsLTCF@CVSHealth.com
- In the email subject line, please include the word “CONTACT”
- In the email body, please include:
- Community name and address
- Community point of contact: name and contact information
See FAQs and information on the CVS Health COVID-19 website.
For Walgreens:
- Send an email to Walgreens: ImmunizeLTC@walgreens.com
- In the email subject line, please include: Walgreens LTC COVID Vaccine Program
- In the email body, please include:
- Community name and address
- Community point of contact: name and contact information
See FAQs and information on the Walgreens website.
General questions about the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program can be directed to: eocevent481@cdc.gov.
Please note: While it is too late to enroll in the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program, communities that did not sign up should contact their state departments of health to inquire about vaccines.
Access our COVID-19 Vaccine Talking Points
Additional Resources
GENERAL
- Importance of COVID-19 Vaccination for Residents of Long-term Care Facilities (CDC)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Website for Healthcare Professionals (CDC)
- Vaccination Communication Toolkit (CDC)
- Recording – Vaccine Readiness Briefing for Members (Argentum)
- State COVID-19 Data and Policy Actions Tracker (Kaiser Family Foundation)
CONSIDERATIONS & WHAT TO EXPECT
- Post Vaccine Considerations for Healthcare Personnel (CDC)
- Post Vaccine Considerations for Residents (CDC)
- What to expect at your vaccination appointment (CDC)
- What to expect after getting vaccinated (CDC)
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
- “Supporting an Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccines” (National Governors Association, Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy, and the COVID Collaborative)
- “Coronavirus Vaccine Hesitancy in Black and Latinx Communities” (Lander Research Associates, UNIDOS USA, NAACP, and the COVID Collaborative)
- “Early State Vaccination Data Raise Warning Flags for Racial Equity” (Kaiser Family Foundation)
VACCINE SCAMS
- “COVID-19 vaccines are in the pipeline. Scammers won’t be far behind” (Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC)
VACCINE SAFETY & EDUCATION
- COVID-19 Education Campaign (HHS)
- Brochure addressing common questions about guardians and the COVID-19 vaccine (The National Center for State Courts, the American Bar Association, and the National Guardianship Association)
- FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn explains in a new video how all vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccines, must adhere to specific FDA guidelines for safety, including ongoing surveillance.