A conservative commentator reported that his wife, who has Stage 4 lung cancer, cannot obtain a COVID vaccine through CVS because of recent changes at the Health and Human Services Department. CVS said vaccines were unavailable at pharmacies in 16 states due to the current regulatory environment, and Walgreens indicated prescriptions were required in 16 states, with the sets of states differing. The situation has created widespread confusion about eligibility and access. Leadership under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has criticized COVID vaccines, narrowed eligibility, issued conflicting guidance, and replaced CDC vaccine committee members with vaccine skeptics, complicating the rollout.
CVS and Walgreens, the country's two largest pharmacy chains, are for now clamping down on offering Covid vaccines in more than a dozen states, even to people who meet newly restricted criteria from the Food and Drug Administration. On Thursday, Amy Thibault, a spokeswoman for CVS, said the vaccine was not available at pharmacies in 16 states, citing the current regulatory environment and emphasizing that the list could change. She did not provide an explanation for the change.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has long condemned Covid vaccines and has made a number of false claims about their safety and utility, which has already complicated this year's vaccine rollout. Under his leadership, health agencies have issued confusing guidance about Covid vaccines, narrowed the eligibility criteria for the shots and replaced members of the C.D.C.'s vaccine committee with people who have objected to Covid vaccines.
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