{"id":453551,"date":"2021-03-09T08:03:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T13:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=453551"},"modified":"2021-03-09T08:03:19","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T13:03:19","slug":"albertsons-companies-surpasses-1-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-administered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/albertsons-companies-surpasses-1-million-covid-19-vaccine-doses-administered\/","title":{"rendered":"Albertsons Companies Surpasses 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Albertsons Companies Surpasses 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered<\/b><\/p>\n

Company\u2019s trusted pharmacy teams are providing equitable vaccination solutions in communities across the country<\/i><\/p>\n

BOISE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)–
\nAlbertsons Companies is proud to announce that more than 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered to Americans nationwide through its trusted pharmacy teams.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cOur pharmacy teams across the country are working diligently in serving our communities during this national effort. We are deeply grateful to our federal partners and local jurisdictions in delivering this important milestone,\u201d said Omer Gajial, SVP of Pharmacy and Health at Albertsons Cos. \u201cWe continue to provide equitable vaccination solutions to underserved and rural customers and will accelerate our services as doses become more widely available.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nThis week, the company\u2019s pharmacies began offering appointments to teachers as part of the national priority to vaccinate America\u2019s educators. The eligible teacher population includes those who work in pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools, as well as Head Start and Early Start programs (including teachers, staff and bus drivers), and those who work as or for licensed child care providers, including center-based and family care providers.\n<\/p>\n

\nAlbertsons Cos. is currently a member of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program<\/a> in Alaska, Arizona, California, Chicago, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Washington. As a member of the federal program, Albertsons Cos. is actively engaged with the federal government and local jurisdictions to administer the vaccine in the communities it serves. Its pharmacy teams are bringing vaccinations to hard-to-reach populations and underserved communities, and are prioritizing teachers per President Biden\u2019s executive order.\n<\/p>\n

\nSome highlights of the company\u2019s efforts to provide large-scale vaccination solutions include:\n<\/p>\n