Wow. That sounds scary! For health care professionals... smh

What town? I would have left. Quickly.

Where's this at? I would have left immediately. We're getting ours at Rite Aid when the senior vaccine comes in. If such a situation happens there, I'll leave. We know the pharmacist and I doubt it will though.

Not good. I got a text from CVS letting me know they can schedule a vaccination, to minimize in-store time. But what 'corporate' says doesn't always match what 'local' does, does it.

My employer decided to offer on-site flu shots again this year after surveying employee interest. I am scheduled for Oct 13. at 11:15 so I'll work on site in the morning and leave after getting the shot.

Doesn't sound like going to Walgreen or CVS would be any safer.

I'd call that pharmacy and ask to speak to the store's pharmacy manager. And share your views with them politely but firmly. And if you don't believe your view is given an appropriate reaction, ask for the phone number of the regional pharmacy manager.

I too would have left. If they can't find an acceptable and organized way to offer the vaccine, they probably shouldn't be giving it. Your Health Department will also hear complaints, more than one or two and they may run a compliance check on the store.

We all have a choice to be around people who aren't wearing masks or aren't wearing them correctly. I often read comments about people saying something about someone not wearing a mask or not wearing it correctly.

If you don't want to be around those people, don't! Like others have said, I would have turned around and walked out. CVS isn't the only place giving flu shots. Find a pharmacy who is following mask guidelines. I don't let the grocery delivery person into my home without wearing a mask. No mask and you're not entering. And I never question why someone isn't wearing a mask or why they don't wear it correctly. I don't want to hear their political BS nor do I want to hear they have a medical condition. I don't care about either. I care that I don't get Covid.

I didn't want to walk out because they'd already input my insurance info into their computer, and I was afraid if I went elsewhere, it wouldn't allow a "second" shot. (And actually, there is no "elsewhere" for many miles. This was in tiny country town. I am currently living in a very rural situation.) Plus, when I got there, there was no line. They took forever with the paperwork. The line, such as it was, formed behind and around me.

The store itself was pretty bleak and kind of grungy, so I don't think the manager would have been much help. I emailed CVS corporate and also replied to the survey on the receipt. This was six days ago and I have heard nothing.

I got mine at a Walgreen's and they were extremely well prepared. Everyone

was masked...guidelines were on the floor, and the pharmacists and cashiers

throughout the store were wearing their masks as they went about their

business. My paper work is on file there, so easy in and easy out. I was

prepared for a longer wait...but everything was quick and smooth. One of

the reasons I started getting my shots there instead of the Dr., even in

"normal" times. I'm sorry you had such a time with yours.

Jupi, good for you to contact them!

Do you live in KY? Lol, sounds like my little town. Although, our Walgreens actually did pretty good when I got my shot. Our numbers are ticking up here. They've had two festivals and are planning another in a week or two. Insane.

We went into a Kroger store this morning because we were in the town and my mother only wanted a few things. Mistake.

Store was busy on a Friday at 10:15 am and though most folks wore masks, I was surprised at the number who didn't. The county has gone from yellow to orange for a few weeks now - I guess this might be why.

"And I never question why someone isn't wearing a mask or why they don't wear it correctly. IAadon't want to hear their political BS nor do I want to hear they have a medical condition. I don't care about either. I care that I don't get Covid."

Yep. If someone *can't * wear a mask, they are high risk for covid and shouldn't be putting themselves AND OTHERS in danger. Stay home.

This virus is not going away - hopefully businesses will better enforce their masking policies if customers complain, and stop shopping there.

I get mine always from a doctor.

When I received mine either last or the previous year the doctor's office was going to discontinue shots. I did receive mine at the office so apparently enough complained. However for the shingles shots and others there was a one page list you have to go to a pharmacy.

My doctor's office won't have the senior flu shot and suggested we go to the pharmacy. Rite Aid gave us our two shingle shots.

I had a similar but less serious experience in a nursery. I went home and called the nursery to talk to the manager, no one answered, just music, then cut off. So I did a yelp review for them.

Yikes, that is horrifying. I am so sorry you had to deal with such incompetence.

I’ve read that it’s best to get it in mid-October so the coverage isn't waning by mid February-March. Our Publix gives a $10GC with every flu shot so I usually go there. Instead of waiting while they process the paperwork I shop a bit so I can distance.

I get mine on site from my employer also if I get one.

I filed a complaint with cvs on their website about 6 months ago and just heard back 3 days ago. Their response was basically "sorry,uh, we let the manager know about your complaint."

Yeah, no need, I swapped to the publix pharmacy the same day I filed the complaint.

We went through a drive-through--Kaiser.

I'm sorry you had to experience that, Jupi. I can totally see why you stayed to see it through.

I got mine at the Safeway Pharmacy. Everything went fine.

How nerve wracking! Thanks for the heads up.

I have to use CVS because it's the pharmacy on my plan, however we have several CVS stores in our area, so if one was like that, I could go to another. I wouldn't care if my info was already in the computer. I'd tell them to cancel it.

Last time I went for a shot, it was inside Target and everything was as safe as could be.

Our pharmacist called yesterday and said they had gotten the senior flu vaccine in so we went right down. Out doctor wasn't going to get the senior version and told us to go to the pharmacy. With the doctor, it's in and out. Here we had to fill out paperwork and wait about 25 minutes but there were no people around us and our pharmacist is a lovely Romania woman we really like. No sore arm and no side effects. Glad it's done because I am not getting a hurried COVID vaccine.