On Dec. 21, 2020, CVS Health announced it had formally launched its COVID-19 vaccination program for long-term care facilities, whose residents had been disproportionality impacted by the pandemic.

CVS Pharmacy teams administered the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in facilities across 12 states, and the company expected to vaccinate up to four million residents and staff at over 40,000 long-term care facilities through the program.