Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
Klingensmith pharmacist Mark Ends talks about the inconstancy of distribution of covid-19 vaccine to smaller pharmacies on Wednesday, Feb 17, 2021.
Louis B. Ruediger | Tribune-Review
TribLIVE s Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The federal government has announced direct partnerships with pharmacy chains to speed up vaccine distribution, but pharmacists say independent stores are better equipped to administer doses quickly and more efficiently.
Independent pharmacists in Western Pennsylvania say they have solid relationships with people scrambling to get vaccinated against covid. They say they’re most prepared to fill gaps that larger covid vaccine providers and the major chains miss.
Local pharmacies left out of latest vaccine distribution
Klingensmith s Drug Stores have not received doses for the past two weeks Share Updated: 6:17 PM EST Feb 10, 2021
Klingensmith s Drug Stores have not received doses for the past two weeks Share Updated: 6:17 PM EST Feb 10, 2021
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Show Transcript TO HIS QUESTIONS. JIM: FOR THE SECOND STRAIGHT WEEK, THE FREEZER IS EMPTY. THE VACCINE SUPPLY IS GONE. THE FRUSTRATION IS GROWING. IT IS DEMORALIZING TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO MY OWN STAFF. THEY ANSWER HUNDREDS OF CALLS A DAY. JIM: HE SAYS HIS SYSTEM WAS WORKING. ONLINE REGISTRATION. VACCINATION CLINICS THROUGHOUT THIS AREA. WE CAN DELIVER THE VACCINE. WE GOT 800 DOSES IN THREE DAYS. JIM: NOW HE HAS BEEN SHUT OUT. HE CAN NOT GET ANSWERS. WE NEED TO START TREATING IT LIKE A PANDEMIC. WE HAVE PATIENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE. THEY HAVE HEART DISEASE, COPD, ASTHMA, THEY WANT THE VACCINE. JIM: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED ANOTHER INCREASE