Nevada pharmacies are currently unable to administer the new COVID-19 vaccine, according to CVS.
When going to schedule a vaccine, including at major pharmacies such as CVS, Walgreens or other grocery store pharmacies, customers will receive a notification saying the service is unavailable currently, or just not have the option for COVID-19 listed at all.
This is because Nevada law requires a recommendation from federal health officials prior to being able to administer the vaccine which hasn’t happened yet, according to CVS.
“Pharmacies are unable to administer COVID-19 vaccines in Massachusetts, Nevada, and New Mexico currently,” CVS said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Nevada State Board of Pharmacy could not be reached for comment. Walgreens couldn’t immediately be reached for com