NACDS President and CEO Steven C. Anderson issued the following statement, upon the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ announcement about national and regional chain pharmacies’ and independent pharmacies’ role in increasing access to future COVID-19 vaccinations:
“The trust and accessibility of pharmacies are essential to public health preparedness and this is another important decision that will help to reach more Americans more efficiently”.
The report outlines three goals: 1) Make hypertension control a priority; 2) Ensure that the places where people live, learn, work and play support hypertension control; and 3) Optimize patient care for hypertension control.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D. received his flu vaccination on Monday at a Washington, D.C. Harris Teeter pharmacy.
National pharmacy group with 40,000 traditional, supermarket and mass retail pharmacies and 155,000 pharmacists: “This is an extremely important decision. When safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations are available, it will be essential to have pharmacies and pharmacists prepared to be ‘ready, set, go.’”.
National pharmacy group with 40,000 traditional, supermarket and mass retail pharmacies and 155,000 pharmacists: today’s announcement further empowers the paramount education, trust and accessibility of pharmacies and pharmacists – the face of neighborhood healthcare.
The NACDS Board of Directors on July 8 held a “virtual” meeting with Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Brett P. Giroir, M.D.
NACDS, national pharmacy groups request clarity from HHS surrounding pharmacists’ vaccination authority under the PREP Act.
NACDS requested clarity on this key issue as pharmacies and pharmacists continue to ramp up testing to protect public health and reopen America.
NACDS engages the media on HHS' recent COVID-19 testing announcement and more.
