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CVS Health does not currently plan to offer the updated annual vaccine COVID-19 vaccine in more than a dozen states, citing the current "regulatory environment" after the updated shots receiving approval for high risk groups this week.
A spokesperson for CVS said in a statement that "based on the current regulatory environment," the pharmacy chain will not be offering COVID-19 vaccinations as normal in the following states and territories: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Customers can, however, still access the updated COVID-19 vaccines in most of these regions if they present an "autho