CVS Pharmacy To Offer Coronavirus Vaccine In Middletown

MIDDLETOWN, CT — Middletown will be among the communities offering the coronavirus vaccine at CVS locations in Connecticut.

CVS will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines to eligible populations on Thursday, Feb. 11 at CVS Pharmacy locations across Connecticut. A total of 12 pharmacies will ultimately give out the vaccine, according to a company news release.

Appointments will become available for booking as early as Monday, Feb. 9 as stores receive shipments of the vaccine, according to a CVS news release.

Supply for the limited rollout in the state, which is connected with the federal pharmacy partnership program, will be approximately 6,800 total doses.

Not all of the 12 pharmacy locations were identified by the company. But CVS did list nine communities that will be participating:

• Avon
• Bristol
• Coventry
• Glastonbury
• Guilford
• Hamden
• Middletown
• North Haven
• Uncasville

As more supply becomes available the company will expand to more locations and offer additional appointments.

"One of our greatest strengths as a company is our presence in communities across the country, which makes us an ideal partner for administering vaccines in a safe, convenient, and familiar manner," said Karen S. Lynch, president and chief executive officer, CVS Health.

"We continue to be grateful for the commitment of our frontline colleagues whose dedication has allowed us to deliver care and peace of mind throughout the pandemic."

Vaccines at participating CVS Pharmacy locations in Connecticut will be available to individuals meeting state criteria, which will confirmed by the state in advance of the rollout.

Patients must register in advance at CVS.com or through the CVS Pharmacy app, and people without online access can contact CVS customer service: 800-746-7287.

Walk-in vaccinations without an appointment will not be provided.

The availability of COVID-19 vaccines in Connecticut is part of an initial 11 state rollout and includes approximately 335 CVS Pharmacy locations across California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia.

Vaccines will eventually be available at CVS Pharmacy locations throughout the country subject to product availability, with the capacity to administer 20 – 25 million shots per month.

In addition to making COVID-19 vaccines available in local pharmacy locations, CVS Health says it continues to make progress in its effort to vaccinate residents and staff at more than 570 long-term care facilities across Connecticut.

As made clear by regularly updated data CVS Health makes publicly available, first doses at all facilities in the state that selected CVS Health to provide COVID-19 vaccinations will be complete by mid-February with second doses well underway, according to the release.