North Carolina leaders are expanding access to the COVID-19 vaccine after the FDA has limited who can get the new boosters.
“Right now, North Carolina is one of only a handful of states where people must get a prescription before they can get a shot at the pharmacy,” Governor Josh Stein said in a press conference on Friday. “This is unnecessary red tape.”
Major chains, such as CVS and Walgreens, scaled back on vaccine availability after state law required pharmacists to only administer the COVID-19 vaccine to patients over the age of 18 with a prescription…