NACDS campaign demonstrates heroic work of NACDS members and pharmacy teams throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and in vaccinating America.
New Federal Retail Pharmacy Program (FRPP) data showcased by The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention highlight yet another example of how central pharmacies are to the nation’s ongoing vaccination campaign.
NACDS members and a June 25 NACDS letter urged the Biden Administration to enforce the preemptive nature of the federal PREP Act, even as some states’ emergency orders end.
Newly-enacted laws empower pharmacists to focus their time on patients and clinical care, extend Iowans’ access to routine vaccinations and point-of-care testing; Iowa Governor takes action to protect viability of community retail pharmacies throughout the state and the patients they serve.
To reach the nation’s goal of administering at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine to 70% of U.S. adults by the Fourth of July, Republican, Democratic and Independent mayors are urging members of their communities who have not yet been vaccinated to join with them in receiving their COVID-19 vaccine.
Entitled “For COVID Vaccines, Pharmacists Reach Arms – and Minds,” the piece centers on pharmacies’ continued role in fostering vaccine confidence and ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
Pharmacies and pharmacists continue to play a vital role in getting shots to arms and urging those individuals who have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated.
On May 19, NACDS submitted a statement to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance for a hearing entitled, “COVID-19 Health Care Flexibilities: Perspectives, Experiences, and Lessons Learned.”
New law empowers pharmacists to optimize patient-centered care models, advance access to immunizations, essential medications and more.
New law authorizes pharmacists and pharmacy interns to administer COVID vaccines to individuals seven years of age and older and to order and administer COVID tests; allows pharmacists and pharmacy interns to administer all immunizations to individuals 13 years of age and older; updates the law to provide more opportunities for pharmacy technician trainees.
