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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Sorry, I had to spit some disgusting coffee.

Everything all right over there?

Today is Tuesday, April 6th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning. In the news this morning, Walgreens on Monday said it planned to change the COVID vaccine schedule are on its website following complaints that the pharmacy wasn't adhering to federal health officials recommended timeline for some second doses. The CDC recommends that the two doses for the Pfizer-Biontech

vaccine be spaced three weeks to 21 days apart. That time frame is shorter than the recommended

space between two doses of Moderna's vaccine, which is 28 days or one month. The CDC says the second

doses of both should be administered as close to the recommended intervals possible,

but not earlier than recommended.

And if there is a delay in the second dose and it's unavoidable, either it can be administered

up to six weeks after the first, though limited data is available on the efficacy of the

vaccines beyond that window.

Through the online vaccine scheduler on its website, Walgreens has been automatically

scheduling patients second doses for 28 days after the first dose since it began vaccination in

December. That timeline is in line with the CDC's recommendation of the Moderna vaccine, but no

longer for the Pfizer vaccine. The New York Times reported Monday that the CDC asked Walgreens

to stop using the longer time frame between the two doses of the Pfizer vaccine. The New York Times reported Monday that the CDC asked Walgreens to stop using the longer

time frame between the two doses of the Pfizer vaccine. That same day, Walgreens said a plan to

update its website by the end of the week to allow users to schedule a second dose of the Pfizer

vaccine within three weeks. Walgreens has faced scrutiny over issues with its scheduling process

on multiple occasions since it began vaccinations in December.

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