CVS Offering COVID-19 Vaccines In Ohio: See Details, Locations

OHIO — CVS will offer COVID-19 vaccines at select Ohio locations, the retail pharmacy chain announced Wednesday.

The vaccines, offered through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, are available to eligible populations at a handful of Ohio pharmacy locations. Appointments for the latest allocation of approximately 570,000 doses will start to become available for booking today, with shots beginning the next day, CVS said Wednesday.

Those eligible include people age 65 or over, health care personnel, people with high-risk conditions, and long-term care facility residents and staff.

CVS Health has been offering COVID-19 vaccines in Ohio on a limited basis, using state allocations. As additional supply is freed up through the federal program, CVS will expand its vaccination program.

Company officials said CVS Pharmacy has the capacity to administer 20 to 25 million shots nationally, per month.

You can learn more about locations and available CVS appointments here.

The Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 vaccines is a collaboration between the federal government, states and territories, and 21 national pharmacy partners and independent pharmacy networks. According to the CDC, the program is being implemented incrementally based on the available vaccine supply, with select retail pharmacy locations providing COVID-19 vaccine to eligible individuals.

As vaccine availability increases over time, the program will expand to ultimately include all 40,000+ pharmacies, the CDC said.

CVS officials say so far, feedback on the vaccination process "has been incredibly positive."

"We're also making significant progress in reaching vulnerable communities, which will continue to be an essential part of our vaccination effort," said Karen Lynch, the company's president and chief executive officer.

CVS locations in the following cities will offer the free COVID-19 vaccine:

• Bellevue
• Bluffton
• Canton
• Cincinnati
• Cleveland Heights
• Columbus
• Eaton
• Fairborn
• Findlay
• Franklin
• Geneva
• Hamilton
• Lakewood
• Lima
• Lorain
• Lyndhurst
• Mansfield
• Moraine
• New Lexington
• Newark
• Niles
• Norwood
• Piqua
• Sidney
• Springfield
• Tipp City
• Toledo
• University Heights
• Warren
• Whitehall
• Wilmington
• Youngstown