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Walmart declared ready to administer millions of doses of the vaccine of Reinforcement against Covid – 19 in all its branches in the country this fall if the United States health authorities endorse the application to improve immunity against coronavirus .
But the retail giant is not the only one that is prepared for this, its competitors, CVS and Kroger, reported, since the beginning of last month, that they already had plans to guarantee the steps to follow for the application of the third booster of the vaccine .
Therefore, the companies that would eventually participate in this stage of immunization are only waiting for the regulatory guidance from the US government , according to a report by FOX.
For their part, the United States health regulatory bodies have authorized a third dose of the vaccines manufactured by Pfizer
Despite major progress, Health regulators have not yet recommended the need for the boosters for the entire population, a situation that may delay the authorization of the third application to immunize Americans.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported earlier this week that it may be difficult to determine, at this time, whether the immunity of a previous vaccination is decreasing over time .
And the CDC is based on the fact that many people, relatively, have little to comply with the application of their two-dose schedule, so it is still unknown whether vaccines are less capable of preventing infection by the Delta variant, which is highly transmissible .
Regardless of what the health authorities determine, Walmart It has a huge logistical capacity to be able to apply the next dose, if it is approved, since it runs one of the largest pharmacy chains in the entire country. This situation makes millions can access the next dose
Also, The company has at its disposal the operation of the Sam’s Club pharmacies , which are currently administering the third dose to immunosuppressed people and those that are considered vulnerable populations .
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