Inslee extends, modifies proclamation on pharmacy storage for COVID-19 vaccine

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Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the extension and modification of Proclamation 20-36. The existing Proclamation was extended by the Legislature in a December 7 letter, and expires on January 19, 2021.

Proclamation 20-36: Department of Health– Health Care Facilities and Hand Sanitizer

The new statutory waivers give pharmacies the flexibility they will need to store and access COVID-19 vaccines and treatments in locations outside of their pharmacies. These new statutory restriction waivers will expire on January 8, 2021, unless approved for extension by the Legislature.

The full proclamation is available here.

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