In Case You Missed It: Media Amplify NACDS’ Call for PREP Act Clarity
CNBC quoted NACDS on its call for the Biden Administration to maintain patients’ access to pharmacies in the effort to keep COVID-19 and flu at bay.
CNBC quoted NACDS on its call for the Biden Administration to maintain patients’ access to pharmacies in the effort to keep COVID-19 and flu at bay.
As COVID-19 preparedness enters a new phase, NACDS urges continuity of policies enabling pharmacies to provide key services patients expect and need.
On Tuesday, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and 93 other patient, public health, and state and national pharmacy groups signed a letter to the Biden Administration urging “formal clarification from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on potential expiration of pharmacy personnel flexibilities granted during the pandemic.”
Plan reflects NACDS’ comments from 2019 as well as lessons and recommendations from the COVID-19 pandemic.
NACDS urges Biden Administration to ensure clarity or to act decisively to extend PREP Act authorities that have served Americans well, and that Americans do not want to see rolled back.
The third in a series of reports shows how valuable experiences and lessons learned during the COVID pandemic response can help inform policy decisions and future pandemic planning and preparedness.
Appreciates the recognition of pharmacies’ need to plan ahead to be ready should the FDA and CDC authorize COVID shots for this age group.
“We thank the Biden Administration for their collaborative approach and partnership throughout the ongoing vaccination effort, and we appreciate the opportunity to provide critical recommendations and comments that come directly from NACDS member pharmacies’ front-line experience in the COVID vaccination campaign."
NACDS today submitted a letter to the Biden Administration conveying recommendations that would help ensure that the eligible public can efficiently and effectively access additional COVID-19 doses at their local pharmacies.
HHS announcement: “The [PREP Act] amendment expands the authorization for qualified pharmacy technicians and interns to administer seasonal influenza vaccines under the supervision of a pharmacist to persons aged 19 and older consistent with ACIP recommendations”.