PSA: don’t let the pharmacy turn you away from getting the covid vaccine if you’re younger than 65

If any pharmacy tries to turn you away from getting the 2025 covid vaccine bc of “cdc guidelines,” a state standing order has been put out and signed by the wa state DOH physician: It was signed 2 days ago that a separate West Coast Health Care Alliance is established by Washington, Oregon and California to give the covid vaccine to ages 6 months and up. Do not let yourself get turned away bc you’re “not over 65” like they told me at safeway woodinville. I showed them this standing order, and a pharmacist admitted it was emailed to them yesterday but bc it was “a fwd of a fwd of an email,” that they didnt bother to look at it, which is bs when you’re in the business of peoples’ health. In the end, i got my covid vaccine today along with several other relieved people. Just an fyi! Edit: Seattle Times’ article with more info