Pharmacists Hope To Parlay COVID-19 Vaccine Win Into Provider Status

Pharmacists plan to use their success in getting HHS to let them administer coronavirus vaccines to lobby for recognition as providers so they may administer all vaccines, regardless of whether there is a pandemic. “We’ve been pushing for a long time to have the federal government and the state governments recognize pharmacists as providers for the purpose of immunization and other healthcare services,” said Jack Mozloom, vice president of public affairs for the National Community Pharmacists Association. “Their performance during...