The federal government will begin a new initiative to ship vaccine doses directly to commercial pharmacies next week in an effort to make immunizations more accessible to people eligible for the shots.

“This will provide more sites for people to get vaccinated in their communities, and it’s an important component to delivering vaccines equitably,” COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters on Tuesday.

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