The public-private partnership is with 21 national pharmacies, which already offer other types of vaccines.The administration believes providing pharmacies with the coronavirus vaccine will allow better access to neighborhoods across the country. Rite Aid released the following statement as the program kicked off:"Rite Aid is proud to partner with the federal government as an inaugural participant in the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. Under this program, which begins today, federal health authorities determine the allocation of doses, while state and local jurisdictions continue to define their own eligibility requirements."Rite Aid pharmacies will receive direct federal allocations initially in five states and two jurisdictions: California, Michigan, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and New York City. At launch, we expect to receive 100 doses per participating store, per week. These allocations will grow over time and supplement existing supply from state and local governments.