States where you can get a COVID vaccine at CVS following RFK Jr. changes [View all]

Source: Axios

"COVID vaccines are no longer available at CVS stores in three states and available only with an authorized prescriber's prescription in 14 states, CVS told Axios on Friday.

Why it matters: Following Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s major curtailing of COVID vaccine eligibility on Wednesday, many Americans are left confused about whether and how they'll be able to get shots amid a surging "stratus" variant.

Driving the news: Amy Thibault, a spokesperson for CVS, said the "current regulatory environment" means that CVS is offering vaccinations in 34 states, offering them only with prescriber authorization in 13 others and the District of Columbia, and completely barring access in three.

Those lists "may change at any time," Thibault said.
Following RFK Jr.'s announcement, The New York Times reported that CVS and Walgreens, the country's two largest pharmacies, restricted vaccines in more than a dozen states.
Catch up quick: "The emergency use authorizations for Covid vaccines, once used to justify broad mandates on the general public during the Biden administration, are now rescinded," Kennedy wrote on X.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/08/29/cvs-covid-vaccines-kennedy-rfk

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"COVID-19 vaccines are available at CVS without a prescription
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming"

COVID-19 vaccines are available at CVS depending on age, with a prescription
Arizona
Colorado
Washington, D.C.
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
North Carolina
New York
Pennsylvania
Utah
Virginia
West Virginia

COVID-19 vaccines are unavailable at CVS at all
Massachusetts
Nevada
New Mexico"

https://www.axios.com/2025/08/29/cvs-covid-vaccines-kennedy-rfk