I think part of the reason is the same issue for my state, relying on getting vaccine access to largely the rural parts even though the haven't said that. The controversy for the other side of the state line lies in the mass vaccination sites being just out of reach for our metro. Where they are positioned at don't reach that side really. My county, which I mentioned on another thread I stand corrected has been calling their larger vaccination efforts mass vaccination clinics, has had multiple ones. They just did one over the weekend on Saturday at a church for 2,000 65+ people and the week prior one for 1,700+ for 80+ (and leftover health care workers) at a parks and rec gym.
Have people had to travel far in your area to get it? Like you mentioned regional in nature for the clinics.
As for the pharmacies...*sigh* that's another issue. A news story came out saying not all pharmacies in our metro on both sides would be participating.
Walmart and Sam's Club while they will be eventually in both states none will be done at this time. Kroger will be but primarily in my area that's Dillions except a deal made years ago closed all the Dillions locations in my metro down. The ones that stayed open are located in the college town where my alma mater is which to be fair isn't too far, about 25-30miles from me. Two of the Dillions in that city will have Moderna in a couple of day though limited in amount. And the list goes on. CVS announced none of the locations in my state and the state next to me will be a part of the initial 300 stores they will distribute the vaccine to. There are a few Health Mart pharmacy locations in my area but they said "depending on vaccine availability, that information will change daily." so that's not encouraging. Hy-Vee which is a regional grocer won't have any vaccines going to both of our states and instead will be going to Iowa and North Dakota, at least the vaccines sent out today. Another network called CPESN advised 100 of its 300 locations spread out amongst a few states including mine would get it but "Unfortunately, each of these pharmacies will be receiving a very small quantity of the vaccine over the first couple weeks," the statement said. "They have already identified (or shortly will be identifying) patients within their community that need the vaccine. CPESN USA sites do not expect to receive enough vaccines "to accommodate all of the requests," so I'm really not sure who that will entail in my metro though we do at least have some who knows if they'll be ones chosen to get vaccine. There's a couple more.
Basically expansion to pharmacies won't really be helping us here in my metro at least not as much as I had hoped unless more details come out. I'm really intrigued how Walmart will work out because there's a ton of locations in my metro. I was really hoping the vaccines into pharmacies would really help speed it up here but it seems we'll be waiting for longer for that to happen.