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Walgreens and CVS Health reached a deal with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense to quickly distribute COVID-19 vaccines to nursing homes. (Getty Images) Retail pharmacy chains CVS Health and Walgreens reached a deal with the Trump administration to quickly provide and administer COVID-19 vaccines directly to nursing homes with no out-of-pocket costs. The agreement, announced Friday, focuses on the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine to th...e highest-risk individuals ahead of a potential vaccine approval either this year or in early 2021. Today’s historic pharmacy partnership will truly help jurisdictions solve a logistical hurdle and decrease the burden of distributing, administering, and reporting COVID-19 vaccination for both states and long-term care facilities, said Robert Redfield, M.D., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a statement. The vaccine program would be free of charge to nursing facilities and would make the vaccines available to residents in all long-term care settings such as assisted living facilities, adult family homes and residential care homes. CVS and Walgreens aim to schedule and coordinate on-site clinical dates with each facility to vaccinate residents and staff of nursing homes. The pharmacies can also coordinate on-site administration of a vaccine at the facilities and manage any associated supplies such as syringes and personal protective equipment. Starting on Oct. 19, long-term care facilities can start to opt in to the program and indicate which pharmacy they prefer. The facilities are not mandated to participate in this program. The program is a part of Operation Warp Speed, a joint initiative by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense aimed at coordinating the approval and distribution of a vaccine for the virus.

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It was announced that the Special Enrollment Period for uninsured New Yorkers will be extended through December 31, 2020