Dozens of Philly pharmacies are willing to be COVID-19 vaccine providers. The city has approved just two. – The Philadelphia Inquirer

In West Virginia, health officials credited a reliance on independent pharmacies, rather than national chains, for the states ability to inject at least 7.4% of its population with a first dose, the best rate in the country, the Associated Press reported. Philadelphia, which reported 105,306 first doses administered as of Monday, has given an injection to about 6.6% of the citys population. While noting West Virginia is quite different from urban Philly, Garrow said the city does want the independent pharmacies help.

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Dozens of Philly pharmacies are willing to be COVID-19 vaccine providers. The city has approved just two. - The Philadelphia Inquirer