You're playing some nuance here. They can get a COVID vaccine via walk in today. But for categories where RFK Jr has taken away the categorization, they are no longer covered by requirement by insurance, so many people without the ability to pay, will not be able to get them.
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AI generated: Why Some States Require a Prescription for COVID-19 Shots
Many states’ pharmacy practice laws permit pharmacists to administer only those vaccines that are on the CDC’s officially recommended list (the ACIP schedule). Because the FDA’s latest approvals for the 2025–26 COVID-19 vaccines limit them to older adults and high-risk individuals—and the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has not yet issued updated recommendations—those vaccines aren’t formally “on-label” for general pharmacist-administered use.
As a result, some state laws default back to requiring a prescription from an authorized prescriber before a pharmacy can give the shot. Major chains like CVS and Walgreens strictly follow these state-by-state rules. For instance, CVS announced that in at least 13 states—including Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia—it will require a prescription to administer COVID-19 vaccines,